Galileo Status Reports - Ganymede 1

This home page will be an archive for the latest Galileo status reports on the first Ganymede flyby.

Galileo Status Reports

• Galileo Status Report (June 27, 1996)
  Ganymede flyby is successful!!
• Galileo Status Report (June 25, 1996)
  Io plasma observed, EPD is turned off.
• Galileo Ready For Close Flyby of Ganymede (June 24, 1996)
  
• Galileo Status Report (June 21, 1996)
  Part 1 of Ganymede sequence uploaded to spacecraft, tape recorder conditioning completed.
• Galileo Status Report (June 13, 1996)
  More OPNAV images of Ganymede received from Galileo.
• Galileo Status Report (June 4, 1996)
  New flight software in use, Io data return started, OPNAV image of Ganymede returned.
• Galileo Status Report (May 23, 1996)
  New flight software in operation, preparations for Ganymede encounter continue.
• Galileo Status Report (May 9, 1996)
  Orbital trim maneuver performed, Io and probe data published.
• Galileo Status Report (May 1, 1996)
  Tape recorder successfully tested, mission prepares for Ganymede encounter.
• Galileo Status Report (April 22, 1996)
  Galileo prepares for Ganymede encounter in June, tape recorder tested, fields & particle data collected.
• Galileo Status Report (April 15, 1996)
  Playback of probe data completed.
• Galileo Status Report (April 8, 1996)
  Playback of probe data continues. Spacecraft electric power margin increased.
• Galileo Status Report (April 1, 1996)
  Galileo resumes playback of probe data. Unexpected tank pressure observed.
• Galileo Status Report (March 14, 1996)
  The Perijove Raise Maneuver was successful!
• Galileo Status Report (March 8, 1996)
  Tape recorder tested, new software preparation continues.
• Galileo Status Report (March 1, 1996)
  Probe data playback continues as well as preparation for major spacecraft manuever on March 14.
• Galileo Status Report (January 26, 1996)
  The spacecraft has recovered from a second tape-sticking incident.
• Galileo Status Report (January 9, 1996)
  Spacecraft went into safemode, but everything is OK.

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