Probe begins transmission to Orbiter 14 Jan 10:18 - + 00h 05m

Dear Science & astronomy friends,
Wish you all a Very HAPPY MAKAR SANKRANTI
Enjoy Kite flyinfg and do not forget to watch Probe begins transmission to
Orbiter 14 Jan 10:18 - + 00h 05m.

Though Scientist are expecting water molecules in TITAN they will be
disappointed but will be just enjoying the presence of Hydrocarbons in Liquid
forms and bubbling atmosphere of CH4. Heavy elements are diapering as we go
further from Sun, (O16)2 will disappear as we pass the Mars and beyond and Titan
do not have sufficient gravitation to get hold of (O16)2, Lighter elements of
(rare) the C12 & N14 Will escape from its gravitation in the gaseous form so
will be in bound with only abundant H as the form CH4 and beyond (N12)H4. But
let us see what we get there?

LIVE webcast of the final Huygens mission briefing began at 11 a.m. EST
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If successful, the 705-pound (320-kilogram) Huygens will be the most distant
human-made object ever to land on an alien world. It's set to reach Titan early
Jan. 14 EST.ESA mission scientists and managers reported the probe on target and
primed for its Titan rendezvous during a last status briefing before the Titan
rendezvous held ESA's spacecraft operations center (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany
today. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/huygens_update_050113.html

High hopes

NOTE: - HEALTH SAFETY WARNING to PROTECT YOUR EYE
USE suitable FILTERS or see only by Projection method Naked Eye Visible SUN
SPOT 720 http://www.spaceweather.com
Daily Sun: 13 Jan '05

Fast-growing sunspot 720 might soon pose a threat for strong solar flares.
Credit: SOHO/MDI

Ground UTC Time wrt Entry Event
16 Dec 14:30 - 28d 20h Cassini's Solid State Recorders repartitioned for
Probe Relay
17 Dec 04:53 - 28d 05h Probe Targeting Manoeuvre (OTM #8) ?V = 11.9 ms-1
on main engine; targets Orbiter and Probe to probe entry target
18 Dec 19:08 - 26d 15h Uplink Probe Relay critical sequence Part 1
19 Dec 19:08 - 25d 15h Uplink Probe Relay critical sequence Part 2
21 Dec 06:38 - 24d 04h Load Probe Mission Timer Unit MTU = the Probe's
"clock" which counts down to entry; Probe fully configured for separation
23 Dec 04:38 - 22d 06h Probe Targeting manoeuvre cleanup (OTM #9)
23 Dec 21:00 - 21d 13h Probe separation go/no-go
25 Dec 01:08 - 20d 09h Probe release mini-sequence begins
25 Dec 03:08 - 20d 07h Huygens Probe separates from Orbiter; Orbiter on
thruster control
25 Dec 03:30 - 20d 07h Orbiter returns to Earth-point. Communication
restored after probe separation
25 Dec 14:38 - 19d 20h Orbiter images probe with a 5x5 mosaic intended
to capture probe ejection trajectory
26 Dec 21:08 - 18d 13h Probe receivers checked out
28 Dec 04:07 - 17d 06h Orbiter Deflection Manoeuvre ?V = 24 ms-1 on main
engine; retargets Orbiter for 60 000 km flyby and relay
31 Dec 02:37 - 14d 08h Probe release mini-sequence ends; Iapetus
mini-sequence begins
31 Dec 08:10 - 14d 02h Saturn apoapsis, start of orbit C at a distance
of 60 Saturn radii
01 Jan 02:44 - 13d 07h Iapetus 117 500 km flyby at 2.0 kms-1, 94 deg
phase
02 Jan 05:45 - 12d 04h Iapetus mini-sequence ends
04 Jan 04:07 - 10d 06h Orbiter Deflection Manoeuvre cleanup (OTM #10A)
06 Jan 13:00 - 07d 21h Spacecraft configured for Probe Relay. All
instruments off except MAG (on, muted), VIMS (sleep, muted)
07 Jan 10:07 - 07d 00h Probe Relay critical sequence begins: 8 day quiet
period of minimal spacecraft activity before relay begins; Orbiter on thruster
control
14 Jan 07:45 - 02h 28m Transition to thruster control for relay
14 Jan 08:09 - 02h 04m Turn Orbiter to point to Titan
14 Jan 10:13 - 00h 00m Probe reaches interface altitude; Entry altitude
= 1270 km
14 Jan 10:18 + 00h 05m Probe begins transmission to Orbiter
14 Jan 12:19 + 02h 06m Titan-C flyby. Inbound 60 000 km flyby at 5.4
kms-1, 93 deg phase
14 Jan 12:31 + 02h 18m Surface impact, end descent phase. Could vary ±
15 min depending on descent rate
14 Jan 14:44 + 04h 31m Orbiter stops collecting probe data. Total 4
hours and 36 minutes of data collection
14 Jan 14:54 + 04h 41m Turn Orbiter to point to Earth. Turn completes at
14:57
14 Jan 15:06 + 04h 53m Critical sequence ends
14 Jan 15:07 + 04h 54m Post-probe tracking begins. Canberra 70m station
receiving; 10 minutes for DSN lockup allocated
14 Jan 18:04 + 07h 51m Ascending ring-plane crossing at a distance of
18.4 Saturn radii
15 Jan 13:30 + 01d 03h End nominal playback of probe data


From Yours : Dr. BHUDIA.- Science Group Of INDIA.

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