BepiColombo Launch & Cruise Phase |
BepiColombo Launch & Cruise Phase |
Jun 22 2023, 06:11 AM
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The 5th Solar Conjunction Experiment (SCE#5) begins today, for which solely Estrack's specially equipped Malargüe station will be used for the next 14 days.
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Jun 22 2023, 05:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 918 Joined: 15-June 09 From: Lisbon, Portugal Member No.: 4824 |
And here is a flyby movie which also includes a reconstructed 3D view of a special interest area.
Link Fernando |
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Jun 23 2023, 07:47 AM
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Pre-3rd-flyby presentation about the Shape-from-Shading (SFS) technique in the context of BepiColombo and the scientific utilization of the MCAM images in general.
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Nov 25 2023, 07:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
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Feb 27 2024, 03:39 PM
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During the end of January the front side of the HGA once again came into view of MCAM3. No major changes are apparent. I wonder when official thoughts on anomaly BC_SC-186 will transpire.
One frame per day, 21-01-2024 to 01-02-2024 |
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Apr 17 2024, 09:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
According to the public dashboard of the BepiColombo Quick-Look Analysis (QLA) tool, a Safe Mode Recovery pass was requested on 2024-04-04, the second day of Platform Checkout #11, and performed on 2024-04-07, respectively. Two additional Safe Mode Recovery passes are scheduled for 2024-04-19 and 2024-04-20. I can't wait for SpaceOps2025 to get some information what is going on...!
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May 15 2024, 02:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1443 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
Glitch on BepiColombo: work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operat..._to_full_thrust QUOTE The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury has experienced a technical issue that is preventing its thrusters from operating at full power. Top spaceflight experts from ESA and its partners are working the problem, but the long-term impact on the mission is uncertain. QUOTE on 26 April, as BepiColombo was scheduled to begin its next manoeuvre, the Transfer Module failed to deliver enough electrical power to the spacecraft’s thrusters.
A combined team from ESA and the mission’s industrial partners set to work the moment the issue was identified. By 7 May, they had restored BepiColombo’s thrust to approximately 90% of its previous level. However, the Transfer Module’s available power is still lower than it should be, and so full thrust cannot yet be restored. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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May 29 2024, 06:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
A brief update on the BepiColombo problems. Solar electric propulsion continues until the end of June, according to a revised program, and another "topping-up" thrust phase was added for July. There is no new information on the technical cause of the anomaly, besides that "[t]he team is currently verifying the entire power generation and distribution chain on [the MTM]".
By the way, recently, a plethora of pass requests for the end of June appeared on the BepiColombo Quick-Look Analysis tool. |
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Jun 2 2024, 01:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
Is this part of a power conservation effort? The SIXS and BERM instruments are reportedly switched off and regular MCAM images have ceased on the 2nd of May.
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