Fobos-Grunt Troubleshooting Latest (Part 2)

• #380 by Skylab on 23 Nov, 2011 20:24
• Fingers crossed that they can get a full set and save (part of) the mission! Meanwhile, thanks to all involved on here, NK and of course the ESA people.
• #381 by JimO on 23 Nov, 2011 20:25
• The Novosti report is time-stamped 01:04 on the 24th -- 21:04 gmt today. About twenty minutes ago.
  
  It quotes Pichel [my translation]: "AGAIN we succeeded in entering into communication with Phobos-Grunt, they received telemetric data, and their colleagues at NPO Lavochkin are analyzing it."
• #382 by Svetoslav on 23 Nov, 2011 20:26
• Everybody on NK seems to apologize to the person who gave us the information that TMI has been received. The person was not joking - and we are happy.
• #383 by Lee Jay on 23 Nov, 2011 20:30
• Quote from: Svetoslav on 23 Nov, 2011 20:26

  Everybody on NK seems to apologize to the person who gave us the information that TMI has been received. The person was not joking - and we are happy.
  

  
  TMI?  That's trans-Mars-injection, to some people, including the acronym list.  What do you mean?
• #384 by Skylab on 23 Nov, 2011 20:30
• Quote from: Lee Jay on 23 Nov, 2011 20:30

  TMI?  That's trans-Mars-injection, to some people, including the acronym list.  What do you mean?
  

  Telemetry. It's confusing, made the same mistake myself.
• #385 by Prober on 23 Nov, 2011 20:31
• well this story just got a whole lot more interesting.
• #386 by asdert on 23 Nov, 2011 20:34
• Quote from: Skylab on 23 Nov, 2011 20:30

  Quote from: Lee Jay on 23 Nov, 2011 20:30

  TMI?  That's trans-Mars-injection, to some people, including the acronym list.  What do you mean?
  

  Telemetry. It's confusing, made the same mistake myself.
  

  
  Thanks for the clarification. I was just browsing the past few pages to look for an explanation.
  
  And thanks, Svetolslav for the real-time translation from NOVOSTI-Kosmonavtiki forum, RIA Novosti and other Russian sites.
• #387 by Liss on 23 Nov, 2011 20:38
• Short format of telemetry asked and received from the Cruise Mudule X-band system. Next try will probably involve full TM from the BKU main computer.
• #388 by Michael J on 23 Nov, 2011 20:39
• According to a tweet from Russian Space Web, normal power and radio operations have been confirmed.
• #389 by JimO on 23 Nov, 2011 20:39
• TM = telemetry
  
  TMI = trans Mars insertion [rocket burn]
  
  Easy to confuse!!
• #390 by Lee Jay on 23 Nov, 2011 20:41
• Quote from: JimO on 23 Nov, 2011 20:39

  TM = telemetry
  
  TMI = trans Mars insertion [rocket burn]
  
  Easy to confuse!!
  

  
  Especially for a Mars probe.
• #391 by Chris Bergin on 23 Nov, 2011 20:46
• This is getting very interesting now! I really hope they can salvage some sort of a mission.
• #392 by Svetoslav on 23 Nov, 2011 20:48
• Chris, I think it's time for a new article
• #393 by JWag on 23 Nov, 2011 20:50
• Tomorrow, it is Thanksgiving Day in the United States.  I, for one, will be thankful for these new Fobos-Grunt developments.   
• #394 by JimO on 23 Nov, 2011 20:51
• Phobos-Grunt turns out NOT to be a space turkey, after all!!
  
  
• #395 by Chris Bergin on 23 Nov, 2011 20:55
• Quote from: Svetoslav on 23 Nov, 2011 20:48

  Chris, I think it's time for a new article
  

  
  I agree! I was writing about SLS, but this is time sensitive and we need to have something to drive people into this update thread....speaking of which, I'm sure we all appreciate your help on the Russian translation side, our Russian friends who I see are posting aswell, the esteemed Jim Oberg and everyone else.
  
  I'll write a short article as a driver, which I can update as a standalone summary overview as we hear more.
• #396 by hop on 23 Nov, 2011 20:57
• Quote from: JimO on 23 Nov, 2011 20:39

  TM = telemetry
  
  TMI = trans Mars insertion [rocket burn]
  
  Easy to confuse!!
  

  To add to the confusion, the posters on NK forum appear to abbreviate telemetry "ТМИ" which google translate renders as "TMI"
• #397 by Prober on 23 Nov, 2011 20:58
• Quote from: Michael J on 23 Nov, 2011 20:39

  According to a tweet from Russian Space Web, normal power and radio operations have been confirmed.
  

  
  I have to discount this one ......."normal power" that can't be right.
  
  
• #398 by bolun on 23 Nov, 2011 20:58
• Second communication slot has started five minutes ago.
  (21:53–22:03 GMT)
• #399 by lbiderman on 23 Nov, 2011 20:58
• It seems that after all today was not a good day to die. Waiting for more telemetry! How many comm sessions remaining today? Also, wandering why only Perth can reach the spacecraft...