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[pioneer]

The next encounter won't be until Oct. 26, so what will Cassini be doing until then? I realize it will be in its longest orbit and will make some TCM maneuvers, but what else will it be doing?

[Guest_AlexBlackwell_*]

Is there documentation on the web regarding the observation schedules?  The Cassini Site only gives the 'broad strokes'...

I think the Mars Rover site has jaded me, it's very well laid out and it's very easy to determine which camera was used, which filter was used, when the last update was made...

Any info on what they'll be targeting on any given day and when we can expect to see the images would be greatly appreciated.

Eric P / MizarKey

The type of documentation to which you refer is not available to the public, at least not any of which I'm aware. There are details of the science sequences during the SOP Integration/Implementation and Aftermarket phases (e.g., SPLAT, SPASS, APGEN plots, SSUP Schedule, etc.), which, when combined, give a fairly high-level description of planned observations. However, at the current time these are for Cassini internal use only.

Maybe after the targeted encounters start occurring on a regular basis, perhaps after Ta this October, the Cassini program (or more accurately, the various instrument teams) might decide to make more detailed information available to the public.

Although in German, one site that does offer the public a little more detailed Cassini/Huygens-related information is http://solarsystem.dlr.de/PG/cassini/