[meteorite-list] Mars Express Update - December 26, 2003

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:04 2004
Message-ID: <200312261815.KAA09568_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

ESA News
http://www.esa.int

26 December 2003

Mars Express status report

ESOC Mission Control is monitoring the Mars Express orbiter as it circles the
Red Planet. Mission controllers are preparing for the next major manoeuvre.

On 30 December, the main engine will be fired again to move Mars Express out of
an equatorial orbit into a polar orbit around Mars.

After this comes a series of manoeuvres to reduce the size of the spacecraft's
orbit to its nominal mission value.
Received on Fri 26 Dec 2003 01:15:35 PM PST