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post Jan 29 2007, 08:52 PM
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Venus Express Report No. 62 - Earth Occultation Observations
25 Jan 2007 09:48
Report for Period 14 January to 20 January 2007
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post Jan 29 2007, 09:36 PM
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THe orbit was previously designed, as I understand it, so that Earth was always visible from the spacecraft - it didn't go 'behind' Venus from our perspective...but now it does which gives an opportunity for radio science during ingress and egress

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- AlexBlackwell   Earth Occultation Observations   Jan 29 2007, 08:52 PM
- - dilo   Sorry for that stupid question, but what Earth is ...   Jan 29 2007, 09:34 PM
- - djellison   THe orbit was previously designed, as I understand...   Jan 29 2007, 09:36 PM
- - cndwrld   The VEX orbit is rigidly fixed in inertial space. ...   Feb 19 2007, 08:27 AM

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