Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission, CLPS mission with NASA and commercial payloads |
Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission, CLPS mission with NASA and commercial payloads |
Feb 21 2024, 03:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 3-September 12 From: Almeria, SE Spain Member No.: 6632 |
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Feb 21 2024, 03:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 15-June 09 From: Lisbon, Portugal Member No.: 4824 |
So, Jonathan McDowell was right and I'm very happy that another difficult step is behind Odysseus!
Now, to keep the landing time, either more orbits are needed or the orbital period is much longer than the 2 hours I understood from the Press kit.Given that the 92 km circular orbit is a bit lower than the one originally mentioned, perhaps the former? Fernando |
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Feb 21 2024, 10:19 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
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Feb 22 2024, 01:01 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 15-June 09 From: Lisbon, Portugal Member No.: 4824 |
Update to the landing time. An earlier opportunity at 22:30 UTC
Fernando |
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Feb 22 2024, 05:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
Updated landing time again. https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1760703551766933872
15:24 CST Note that this is an hour earlier than all the earlier expected landing times, for everyone planning their day around this. Perhaps they're coming down an orbit early. Not sure. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Feb 22 2024, 07:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
Updated landing time again. https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1760748848991903878
17:24 CST Note that this is an hour later than the original expected landing times, for everyone planning their day around this. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Feb 22 2024, 10:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
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Feb 22 2024, 10:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
Apparently the lander's laser altimeter isn't working. They're involving some other NASA assets (I didn't quite follow how exactly) to compensate.
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Feb 22 2024, 10:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
It's the NDL tech demo (apparently not a demo now!) They really want to land now rather than troubleshoot.
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Feb 22 2024, 11:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 15-June 09 From: Lisbon, Portugal Member No.: 4824 |
Just minutes from PDI. About 10km altirude and 1100km downrange...
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Feb 22 2024, 11:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
PDI has started and is going well. NDL is working!
(Thanks, Explorer1, for helping clarify the situation) -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Feb 22 2024, 11:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 15-June 09 From: Lisbon, Portugal Member No.: 4824 |
PDI ended, now in terminal descent.. 2 mins to touchdown
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Feb 22 2024, 11:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
It's been on the ground for a few minutes now but no contact.
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Feb 22 2024, 11:38 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 31-December 10 From: Earth Member No.: 5589 |
On the lunar surface!
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Feb 22 2024, 11:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 160 Joined: 4-July 05 From: Huntington Beach, CA, USA Member No.: 429 |
They are getting faint signal.
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