Thursday, 29 October 2009

Rosetta lined up nicely for Earth approach

Following the first and primary trajectory correction manoeuvre 22 October, Rosetta is lined up nicely for the approach to Earth. The manoeuvre provided an 8.8 cm/s change in orbital velocity and the thruster performance was accurate. Closest approach to Earth is now scheduled for 08:45 CET on 13 November.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMZJVZRA0G_0.html

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