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- From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
- Subject: Mars Observer Update - 12/30/92
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- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:27:00 GMT
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- MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
- December 30, 1992
- 11:00 AM PST
- Launch +96 Days
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- The Spacecraft Team reports that spacecraft subsystems and instruments
- are performing nominally. The spacecraft is in Array Normal Spin; the
- downlink data rate is at 250 bps while the uplink data rate is 125 bps.
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- C5 A execution began on December 19. C5 is the outer cruise transition
- sequence which is marked by the spacecraft attitude being changed from
- an off sun orientation to direct pointing at Earth. The Mission Manager
- reports that we are on schedule for transition to outer cruise operations
- on January 2 and to High Gain Antenna operations on January 4.
-
- Today the spacecraft is 38,335,379 km (23,820,500 miles) from Earth,
- traveling at a velocity of 9.4083 kilometers per second (21,046 miles per
- hour) with respect to Earth. One way light time is approximately 128
- seconds.
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