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Tag Archives: Trace Gas Orbiter
ExoMars: TGO aerobraking, ‘So far, so good’
Aerobraking progress as of 22 March: To date, periapsis passage speed reduced by 33 cm/sec Still to go: 99,967 cm/sec There’s news from the ExoMars/TGO mission control team at ESOC following the first ten days of the ‘walk-in’ to aerobraking, … Continue reading
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Tagged aerobraking, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Aerobraking begins as TGO science checkout ends
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has completed another set of important science calibration tests before a year of aerobraking gets underway. The mission was launched a year ago this week, and has been orbiting the Red Planet since 19 October. … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Mellish Crater, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Noctis Labyrinthus stereo pair
ExoMars was launched on a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on 14 March 2016. Around seven months later, it arrived at Mars. As part of preparations for its main science mission to analyse the atmosphere for gases that may be … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Noctis Labyrinthus, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Science checkout continues for orbiter
Next week, the ExoMars orbiter will devote two days to making important calibration measurements at the Red Planet, which are needed for the science phase of the mission that will begin next year. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), a joint … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Angling up for Mars science
ESA’s latest Mars orbiter has moved itself into a new path on its way to achieving the final orbit for probing the Red Planet. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter arrived last October on a multiyear mission to understand the tiny … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars 2016: Skimming an alien atmosphere
After the smooth arrival of ESA’s latest Mars orbiter, mission controllers are now preparing it for the ultimate challenge: dipping into the Red Planet’s atmosphere to reach its final orbit. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is on a multiyear mission … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Trace Gas Orbiter images Phobos
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has imaged the martian moon Phobos as part of a second set of test science measurements made since it arrived at the Red Planet on 19 October. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), a joint endeavour … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Phobos, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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NASA radio on Trace Gas Orbiter aces relay test
Data from each of the two rovers active on Mars reached Earth last week in the successful first relay test of a NASA radio aboard Europe’s new Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). The transmissions from NASA rovers Opportunity and Curiosity, received … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Electra, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory, MER, MSL, NASA, Opportunity, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: CaSSIS sends first images from orbit
The Mars Camera, CaSSIS, on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured its first high resolution images of the Red Planet last week. The Bernese camera worked almost perfectly and has provided spectacular views of the surface. CaSSIS (Colour and Stereo … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Schiaparelli inquest makes progress
Good progress has been made in investigating the ExoMars Schiaparelli anomaly of 19 October. A large volume of data recovered from the Mars lander shows that the atmospheric entry and associated braking occurred exactly as expected. The parachute deployed normally … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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