baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (11/06/90)
MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT November 5, 1990 The Magellan spacecraft continues quietly in its Superior Conjunction phase. Engineering telemetry at both S and X-band has been maintained and all systems are nominal. The three STARCALS (star calibrations) and six DESATS (desaturations of the reaction wheels) during the weekend were performed successfully. No spacecraft command activity is planned for today. However, the first Go/No Go meeting to decide on the resumption of mapping is scheduled for 1 PM PST today. Barring any unexpected problems, the command sequence to begin mapping will be sent to the spacecraft tomorrow and will start execution on Wednesday morning, November 7. The radar sensor remains in good health and in standby condition. Four new full resolution image strips were processed on November 2, but the quality of portions corresponding to the spacecraft tape recorder track A2 is severely degraded. The Image Data Processing Team produced check prints and photo enlargements of the thirteen full res mosaics, called engineering F-MIDRs. Digital processing of seven additional F-MIDRs requested by the science team was also completed. ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| | | | | __ \ /| | | | Ron Baalke | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |___ Jet Propulsion Lab | baalke@jems.jpl.nasa.gov /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| M/S 301-355 | |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ Pasadena, CA 91109 |