Rosetta media briefing 10 Dec 2013 presented by Paolo Ferri, ESA Head of Mission Operations. The video used in the PPT file is available via: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqcDtRmJbKY
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Rosetta 2014: The Final Countdown Andrea Accomazzo and Paolo
Ferri ESOC / Mission Operations Department 10/12/13 ESA
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Where is Rosetta now? A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri | ESOC | 10/12/13
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Mission Events 20 Jan 2014 Wake-up (comet distance 9 Mkm,
relative velocity 800 m/s) Mar/Apr 2014 Power > 650 W (comet
distance 5 Mkm, relative velocity 800 m/s). Start payload
commissioning. Attempt early comet detection with science camera
May to Jul 2014 Detect and Approach the Comet - comet distance 2
Mkm 100 km. Slow down (relative velocity) to ca. 0.5m/s Aug to Oct
2014 Characterise Comet for Landing (comet distance 100-20 km,
/relative velocity 1-0.1 m/s) Nov 2014 Landing Dec 2014-Dec 2015
Orbit the Comet A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri | ESOC | 10/12/13 | HSO-O|
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How does Rosetta wake-up? A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri | ESOC |
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Where is the comet? The brown line shows the comet position in
the sky as seen from Rosetta in May 2014 A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri |
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How do we learn about the comet? Comet Simulated shape to Sun
Reconstructed shape A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri | ESOC | 10/12/13 |
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Landmarks
How do we find where to land? A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri | ESOC |
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How do we land onto the comet? A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri | ESOC |
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What do we have to cope with after landing? A. Accomazzo /
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What will we do after landing? A. Accomazzo / P.Ferri | ESOC |
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Good Morning, Rosetta! ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use