SpaceIL lunar lander mission - 2019 |
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SpaceIL lunar lander mission - 2019 |
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SpaceIL has successfully separated from the Falcon 9 upper stage.
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10193 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
This LPSC abstract:
http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2019/pdf/2290.pdf provides more detailed information on the landing site. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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On this page live.spaceil.com there is a simulation of the present position of the probe.
If I calculated well, the LOI is late on April 4 (UTC) and the landing on April 12 at 05:16:17 UTC. Is there somewhere a more detailed timeline of the mission? Thorsten |
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News from today, the SpaceIL has failed with the starship tracer during a maneuver to direct the ship to the lunar surface.
For more details (in Spanish) https://www.milenio.com/ciencia-y-salud/son...alla-viaje-luna Engineers analyze the problem, but for now, the ship is still working properly and it is going to complete its second Earth's orbit. |
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Looks like the maneuver was redone and went fine, apoapse is now 131,000 KM: https://twitter.com/TeamSpaceIL/status/1101222662444072973
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Beresheet has conducted its fourth engine firing, a 60-sec burn, which is the final one before entering lunar orbit on 4 April. Landing due 11 April.
Times of Israel 19 March 2019 |
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Now Beresheet is reaching the fourth apogee earth orbit. The next orbit will be the final ones?
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I think it will stay in this Earth orbit, its final one, until its apogee of 4th April coincides with the arrival of the Moon at that point.
It will then fire the engine again on that date and transition into its first lunar orbit. |
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This is the landing area. The 'Aharonson et al. 2019' reference is their LPSC abstract. The enlarged image, an LRO wide-angle mosaic, shows the area of the three sites. They show up as slightly darker areas of the mare surface.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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A couple of pics from the far side available on IL's Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/SpaceIL I can never get bored of pictures of the moon. |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMdUcchBYRA
Some great live telemetry (though narration mostly in Hebrew)! |
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Any idea when/if LRO will be imaging the landing site?
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Looks like the main engine failed, and they lost contact soon after. Seems like a a hard impact based on the last telemetry.
Space is hard folks.... |
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