Author Topic: H-IIA - Akatsuki - Venus Climate Orbiter (PLANET-C) - May 20, 2010  (Read 291975 times)

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Apr. 30, 2015 Updated
IKAROS wakes up from hibernation mode for the 4th time

The IKAROS seemed to wake up from its hibernation mode in mid March 2015, and JAXA searched for it based on its attitude and orbit prediction to receive its radio waves. On April 23 (Thu.), we successfully found the IKAROS, which is flying at a distance of about 120 million kilometers from the Earth.
 We will continue to receive data from the IKAROS until May to confirm its condition and analyze the information.

The IKAROS, launched in May 2010, completed its mission, and is now revolving around the sun about every 10 months. Power generation is insufficient for seven months out of 10 so the IKAROS goes into hibernation mode for this period by shutting down instruments. For the remaining three months, the IKAROS is awake with enough power so that we can receivedata from it.

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July 2015 Venus Climate Orbiter "Akatsuki" course correction operation

Published on Aug 4, 2015
Orbit correction operation of the Venus Climate Orbiter "Akatsuki" was carried out in July 31, 2015.
The course correction was able to perform as planned.
It will be re-introduced into the Venus in December 7, 2015.

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Tiny thrusters to do heavy lifting as Japanese probe approaches Venus

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While acknowledging the Dec. 7 maneuver is risky, Imamura said “we do not think of this operation as very dangerous.”

The smaller thrusters aboard Akatsuki generate just 5 pounds of thrust, a fraction of the power provided by the probe’s main engine. Even with four of the rocket jets operating — there are two sets of four pointing forward and aft from Akatwuki’s main body — the secondary thrusters do not have the energy to put the spacecraft into its originally planned orbit.

Instead, Akatsuki will go into a higher orbit than intended, and the change has some impact to the craft’s science mission, Imamura said.

Rather than taking about 30 hours to complete a lap around Venus — as was planned after the botched 2010 arrival — Akatsuki will complete one orbit every 15 days. Another maneuver in March will nudge Akatsuki closer to Venus, placing the probe in a nine-day orbit.

Imamura said three of Akatsuki’s five cameras were recently switched on for the first time in more than four years, and they appeared to be in good health. The other two cameras will be activated once the probe is in orbit at Venus.

Engineers plan to instruct Akatsuki to turn its cameras toward Venus immediately after the insertion burn in a bid to collect “contingency” imagery of the planet in case the maneuver fails.

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/11/18/tiny-thrusters-to-do-heavy-lifting-as-japanese-probe-approaches-venus/

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Tiny thrusters to do heavy lifting as Japanese probe approaches Venus
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JAXA don't have any other options. Either roasting the thrusters or abort the mission.

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Akatsuki VOI Realtime Simulation.
http://www.lizard-tail.com/isana/orbview/misc/akatsuki_orbit_insertion.html

Akatsuki wiill be VOI burn tomorrow.  1145 sec burn will be the longest for Akatsuki's RCS.

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VOI burn will be start at December 6, 23:51 (UTC).

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10 minutes to the critical 20 minutes long VOI burn; spacecraft conditions are nominal as it slipped into Venus' shadow some minutes ago.
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10 minutes to the critical 20 minutes long VOI burn; spacecraft conditions are nominal as it slipped into Venus' shadow some minutes ago.
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VOI Burn 1 has started

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im touching wood that the burn goes well

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Watch those four thrusters burn...

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VOI-R1 (Retro-1) Burn has reached scheduled completion.

SC now being auto commanded to rotate 180 degrees to present the other side of thrusters for backup VOI-R1c (Retro 1 Contingency) burn.

Standing by for AOS between Earth and SC for SC and VOI-R1 burn status.

If found required VOI-R1c burn will be commanded by the ground.
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Attitude change for VOI-R1c complete.

Now awaiting AOS.
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First burn complete. Screenshot of Akatsuki rotating to allow a second burn with rear thrusters if necessary.

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Approaching VOI-C3

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in VOI-C3

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