baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (11/10/90)
MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT
November 9, 1990
The Magellan spacecraft is performing nominally. The daily STARCALS
(star calibrations) and twice daily DESATS (desaturations) continue to
go well. Yesterday, track 4 of the Tape Recorder A was successfully played
back, and track 1 of the Tape Recorder B was positioned for playback today.
It contains the results of the STARCALS performed during Superior Conjunction.
Several of the command uplinks were rejected due to sun effects, but
mapping restart remains on schedule. The decision for GO on the mapping
restart will be made today, and execution of the sequence will be made
on orbit 787 at 4:07 AM (PST) tomorrow on November 10.
The radar sensor remains in standby mode. Eleven new standard image
swaths were produced, but one of these products is being held for a quality
check.
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