Oh, still one major coverage milestone to come yet:ESA Operations @esaoperations 50sJust about 35 mins until our #Kourou station 'sees' #ChangE3 rising above the horizon in the South West #AOS http://bit.ly/1bBbSk3
Quote from: Jakusb on 12/01/2013 05:06 pmVery impressive footage!Even better then on SpaceX's last launch. Almost no loss of signal. Only just now, after it is out of range of the 3rd boat. ESA to take over soon?AOS should be in about 27 minutes
Very impressive footage!Even better then on SpaceX's last launch. Almost no loss of signal. Only just now, after it is out of range of the 3rd boat. ESA to take over soon?
210.3 x 389109.2 km x 28.5 deg. orbit reported.
I'm not sure. The engine can be used for LOI or they can use the 150N thrusters for a longer burn. I'm not sure if the Trajectory Correction Maneuvers are made with the main engine.
Landing legs on the lander has just been deployed. Next is the solar arrays in 2 minutes.