Report for the period 1 April to 28 April 2012 This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including the end of special operations for a quadrature season, routine planned operations at low telemetry downlink data rates, the end of the twentieth solar eclipse season, the start of the eighth Atmospheric Drag Experiment (ADE) Campaign, and the continuation of the mission's longest Earth occultation season. |
Report for the period 4 March to 31 March 2012 This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including routine planned operations at maximum and minimum telemetry downlink data rates, the continuation of the twentieth eclipse season, and the beginning of the mission's longest Earth occultation season. Additionally, the entire reporting period fell during a quadrature season, which entails special operational requirements. A large solar flare on 7 March caused the spacecraft's star trackers to be blinded completely for three days, during which science operations were halted. |
