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Mro On Approach, TCM-3 not required
Redstone
post Feb 3 2006, 11:06 PM
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MRO has shifted from the cruise phase to Approach phase. Apparently, the trajectory is so good that TCM-3 was cancelled. This is good news for the prospects for a long life for MRO supporting future missions. TCM-4 is on Feb 28, and MOI on March 10. Only 5 weeks away! smile.gif
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- Redstone   Mro On Approach   Feb 3 2006, 11:06 PM
- - djellison   The way some websites have reported it is all scre...   Feb 27 2006, 08:34 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   I don't know if it's been mentioned here o...   Feb 27 2006, 09:21 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   Hmmm... ...perhaps it's time to mention the ol...   Feb 27 2006, 09:44 PM
- - djellison   Is it just me - or is there some great documentati...   Feb 27 2006, 09:28 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 27 2006, 09:28 PM)...   Feb 27 2006, 10:02 PM
|- - jmknapp   I generated a view of Earth as MRO comes out of oc...   Mar 1 2006, 01:18 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (jmknapp @ Mar 1 2006, 01:18 PM) I ...   Mar 1 2006, 02:06 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Mar 1 2006, 03:06 PM) N...   Mar 1 2006, 02:16 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 1 2006, 02:16 PM) No...   Mar 1 2006, 02:28 PM
|- - jmknapp   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 1 2006, 09:28 AM) ...   Mar 1 2006, 03:17 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (jmknapp @ Mar 1 2006, 04:17 PM) On...   Mar 1 2006, 03:31 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 1 2006, 03:31 PM) In...   Mar 1 2006, 05:10 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (helvick @ Mar 1 2006, 09:10 AM) Pr...   Mar 1 2006, 05:33 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 1 2006, 05:33 PM)...   Mar 1 2006, 06:55 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 1 2006, 09:33 AM)...   Mar 1 2006, 08:24 PM
||- - lyford   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 1 2006, 12:24 PM) C...   Mar 2 2006, 08:39 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 1 2006, 05:33 PM)...   Mar 2 2006, 01:24 PM
- - djellison   I think I'd rather have the "OMFG thank g...   Mar 1 2006, 03:48 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 1 2006, 04:48 PM) ...   Mar 1 2006, 04:17 PM
- - djellison   i.e. earlier than if the spacecraft was orientated...   Mar 1 2006, 04:19 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE i.e. earlier than if the spacecraft was orie...   Mar 1 2006, 04:24 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 1 2006, 04:24 PM) ED...   Mar 1 2006, 04:36 PM
- - Joffan   Has anyone heard or found any information on the T...   Mar 2 2006, 07:13 PM
|- - The Messenger   QUOTE (Joffan @ Mar 2 2006, 12:13 PM) Has...   Mar 2 2006, 09:57 PM
|- - djellison   The Feb 29th manouver would have been TCM 4, that ...   Mar 2 2006, 10:21 PM
|- - The Messenger   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 2 2006, 03:21 PM) ...   Mar 3 2006, 02:52 PM
- - yaohua2000   MRO is now no more than 2 million kilometers away ...   Mar 2 2006, 11:15 PM
- - RNeuhaus   The next suspense time would be: Times listed...   Mar 3 2006, 02:28 AM
- - Burmese   Regarding the possible conflict of communications ...   Mar 3 2006, 07:06 PM
- - Redstone   In the press conference, Jim Graf confirmed that b...   Mar 3 2006, 08:10 PM
|- - Joffan   QUOTE (Redstone @ Mar 3 2006, 01:10 PM) I...   Mar 6 2006, 01:06 AM
|- - The Messenger   QUOTE (Redstone @ Mar 3 2006, 01:10 PM) I...   Mar 6 2006, 04:51 AM
- - djellison   If they get away without TCM5 ( the last minute jo...   Mar 3 2006, 09:50 PM
- - edstrick   I don't know if the real historical record is ...   Mar 6 2006, 08:44 AM
- - yaohua2000   Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was only 1000000 kilom...   Mar 6 2006, 10:48 PM
- - yaohua2000   Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was only 500000 kilome...   Mar 8 2006, 10:29 PM
- - volcanopele   here's an article from one of our local papers...   Mar 8 2006, 11:02 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Mar 8 2006, 11:02 PM...   Mar 8 2006, 11:39 PM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Mar 8 2006, 03:02 PM...   Mar 8 2006, 11:39 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 8 2006, 04:39 PM...   Mar 8 2006, 11:54 PM
- - Tesheiner   This is the approx. timeline of MOI events: 10:24...   Mar 9 2006, 10:41 AM
- - djellison   Well - using Orbiter with a 400km MOI burn aim poi...   Mar 9 2006, 11:23 AM
- - Sunspot   So a 26 minute engine burn is the minimum needed t...   Mar 9 2006, 11:47 AM
- - djellison   I'm not sure of the exact figure - but the pos...   Mar 9 2006, 11:59 AM
- - mcaplinger   The nominal burn is 26.8 minutes, of which 21.5 mi...   Mar 9 2006, 03:43 PM
- - yaohua2000   Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was only 200000 kilome...   Mar 10 2006, 03:40 AM
- - Rakhir   Watch Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Doppler Pl...   Mar 10 2006, 08:02 AM
|- - Borek   QUOTE (Rakhir @ Mar 10 2006, 09:02 AM) Wa...   Mar 10 2006, 08:20 AM
|- - The Messenger   QUOTE (Rakhir @ Mar 10 2006, 01:02 AM) Wa...   Mar 10 2006, 03:14 PM
|- - jmknapp   QUOTE (The Messenger @ Mar 10 2006, 10:14...   Mar 10 2006, 05:01 PM
|- - The Messenger   QUOTE (jmknapp @ Mar 10 2006, 10:01 AM) I...   Mar 10 2006, 05:40 PM
|- - jmknapp   Comparing two NASA MRO prediction kernels, one for...   Mar 10 2006, 05:55 PM
- - mhall   I don't think the small one is live - at least...   Mar 10 2006, 11:03 AM
- - MERovingien   Hi everybody! New to this board, although I h...   Mar 10 2006, 11:52 AM
- - Rakhir   There was a final TCM planned (if needed) at 15:24...   Mar 10 2006, 05:14 PM
- - djellison   Press conf is on now - they did no TCM5 Doug   Mar 10 2006, 05:16 PM
- - yaohua2000   Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was only 50000 kilomet...   Mar 10 2006, 06:14 PM
- - Nix   Hi guys, can I join the party? -sitting on edge o...   Mar 10 2006, 06:57 PM
- - djellison   Feel free to join the rave http://www.unmannedsp...   Mar 10 2006, 07:10 PM
- - mhall   Don't worry, we'll be watching when the ti...   Mar 10 2006, 07:18 PM
- - Joffan   3 is a crowd, anyway. So that's three TCMs ...   Mar 10 2006, 07:24 PM
- - mhall   I presume that MRO's velocity is increasing as...   Mar 10 2006, 07:27 PM
- - yaohua2000   Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was only 20000 kilomet...   Mar 10 2006, 08:04 PM
- - yaohua2000   Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was only 5000 kilomete...   Mar 10 2006, 09:17 PM
- - imipak   *tumbleweed* bounces past as MRO reaches LoS ...   Mar 10 2006, 09:47 PM
- - ljk4-1   MRO took a distant image of Deimos! http://ph...   Mar 10 2006, 09:48 PM
- - jaredGalen   I was reading the online profile on the nasa site ...   Mar 11 2006, 08:34 AM
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