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1 week to Mercury fly-by!
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16 years 3 months ago #59365
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Tony
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Hi all,
its a week to the mercury fly by
messenger.jhuapl.edu/encounters/index.ph...6200×tep=60
On December 19th, MESSENGER's 19th trajectory correction maneuver (TCM-19) changed the spacecraft's velocity by 3.6 feet per second (1.1 meters per second), directing MESSENGER closer to its intended target for the first flyby. TCM-19 went so well that the mission design and navigation teams have decided that a TCM scheduled for January 10 will not be needed.
It will pass the planet at an altitude of 202 kilometers
im looking foward to this as i only read about it recently!!
its a week to the mercury fly by
messenger.jhuapl.edu/encounters/index.ph...6200×tep=60
On December 19th, MESSENGER's 19th trajectory correction maneuver (TCM-19) changed the spacecraft's velocity by 3.6 feet per second (1.1 meters per second), directing MESSENGER closer to its intended target for the first flyby. TCM-19 went so well that the mission design and navigation teams have decided that a TCM scheduled for January 10 will not be needed.
It will pass the planet at an altitude of 202 kilometers
im looking foward to this as i only read about it recently!!
Regards
Tony
"What we do in life echoes in eternity"
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