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 Jan 1 2013, 08:05 PM
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QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 1 2013, 02:54 AM)  It's possible that Cassini may get an extension, mostly because it's RTG-powered; presumably the prime considerations will be available power remaining, bus & payload health, and estimated remaining fuel for the ACS & main engines. It'll be pretty much out of fuel - Cassini won't be getting extended beyond the current 2017 schedule. And No, Eyesonmars - it shouldn't be left lingering - it needs to be responsibly disposed off rather than offer a contamination hazard for possible habitats. Attempts have been made in the past to try and image orbiters in known orbits from the surface, without luck. |
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Jan 1 2013, 09:17 PM
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Ah; that's a hard constraint for Cassini. then. Thanks, Doug!
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Jan 1 2013, 09:24 PM
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Great list, Paolo! pls, correct Mangalyaan dates (year 2012 is wrong)...
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Jan 1 2013, 11:09 PM
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Cassini's fate will be determined as soon as they send it leaping over the rings into the Proximal Orbit phase. There's no way (energetically) to get it back out of that orbital configuration, and the orbit pretty quickly evolves into one with a pericrone of less than 1 Saturn radius (that is, it's gonna dip into the atmosphere, and that's the end).
I'm told that "Mangalyaan" isn't an official name. For what it's worth, ISRO seems to be employing Mars Orbiter Mission or (groan) MOM. -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Jan 1 2013, 11:22 PM
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QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 1 2013, 03:54 AM) Juno will probably go as advertised since it is solar-powered & the Jovian radiation environment will cause significant deterioration of its own power generation capability over time. There is some uncertainty in the actual radiation environment, but the planned end of mission occurs shortly before solar conjunction and presumably the spacecraft would have to be in very good shape for any extension to be allowed. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Jan 2 2013, 02:04 AM
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When Juno and Cassini do their death plunge in a few years i for one will get a lump in my throat knowing there will not be another spacecraft returning data from the gas/ice giants during my lifetime - or for many of us on this forum.
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Jan 2 2013, 06:55 AM
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QUOTE (Eyesonmars @ Jan 1 2013, 06:04 PM) ... i for one will get a lump in my throat knowing there will not be another spacecraft returning data from the gas/ice giants during my lifetime ... Eyesonmars - I don't know your age, but don't forget the European JUICE mission will be in the Jupiter system in the late 2020s (and given my age, that may be my last outer planets mission. Dang, the decline in mission start rates is coming at a bad time for my retirement enjoyment.) -------------------- |
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Jan 2 2013, 10:38 AM
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according to NASAspaceflight, launch of the Indian Mars probe is for 25 October.
this means that it would spend 1 month in Earth orbit... |
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Jan 2 2013, 10:45 PM
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I'm trying to come up with a list of future solar system missions for which there is actually hardware under construction. (This is my personal criterion for when I decide it's worth it to start paying attention to/blogging about a mission.) Problem is, I don't know which of these future missions are actually cutting metal. Can anybody help me out?
Here's the list of things I'm sure about: MAVEN Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) LADEE Chang'E 3 Hayabusa 2 BepiColombo I'm sure it's incomplete though.... -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Jan 2 2013, 11:55 PM
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MAVEN launches this year, so it's in advanced assembly and testing. Same with LADEE I believe. Hayabusa and BepiColombo also have hardware in development. I don't know about the Indian and Chinese missions. -------------------- |
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Jan 3 2013, 12:03 AM
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hardware for the TGO is being built, according to the ExoMars newsletters.
OSIRIS-REx maybe |
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Jan 3 2013, 01:02 AM
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Chang'e 3 is definitely being built. Here's a video of hardware and tests.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=IPqh5TxIteM -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Jan 3 2013, 01:06 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
OSIRIS-REx's environmental assessment is still out for comment (deadline today), so I think they are not technically supposed to be under construction yet.
And since it wasn't clear, the list I posted was missions that I *know* are under construction. Thanks, Paolo, I'd forgotten about the TGO. -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Jan 4 2013, 11:27 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Cambridge, MA Member No.: 411 |
Great lists all, folks, thanks! And we'll now have to add to Paolo's list the MSL / Curiosity 2 (or whatever it'll be called) to be launched to Mars in 2020.
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Feb 24 2013, 07:24 AM
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Might be funny to compare with a list I made a long time ago when I was little
 http://web.archive.org/web/20040225013234/...es.com/remcook/ |
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