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Posted by baalke on December 11, 2006, 12:22 pm
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STEREO Status
November 7, 2006
Two weeks after launch, the twin STEREO spacecraft are
operating nominally. They're in the first of four phasing
orbits (flying from a point close to Earth to one that
extends just beyond the moon) prior to the first lunar
swingby scheduled for Dec. 15, 2006, when the "ahead"
spacecraft will use the moon's gravity to propel it
into its operating orbit.
Since launch, the spacecraft separated from each other,
and their solar arrays and high-gain antennas successfully
deployed. The STEREO/WAVES (S/WAVES) instrument's antennas,
one on each observatory, have also successfully deployed.
The In situ Measurements of PArticles and CME Transients
(IMPACT) instrument suite's 4-meter boom, one aboard each
observatory, also successfully deployed.
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