PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3
LABEL_REVISION_NOTE = "
Original Author/Date Unknown;
Richard Simpson, 1994 - Primary author
Steven Joy, 1998-06 - Changed text to past tense, added
table 1
Carol Polanskey, 1998-06 - Updated orbital phase date/times and
corrected other errors and omissions
"
OBJECT = MISSION
MISSION_NAME = "GALILEO"
OBJECT = MISSION_INFORMATION
MISSION_START_DATE = 1977-10-01
MISSION_STOP_DATE = 1997-12-15
MISSION_ALIAS_NAME = "JUPITER ORBITER-PROBE (JOP)"
MISSION_DESC = "
Mission Overview
================
The Galileo mission utilized a single launch of a combined
Orbiter and Probe using the space shuttle Atlantis and an
inertial upper stage (IUS) to inject the Galileo spacecraft on
its interplanetary trajectory to Jupiter. The launch occured
October 18, 1989. Since the IUS does not have the energy to
inject Galileo on a direct trajectory to Jupiter, the
spacecraft was launched first towards Venus for the first leg
of its Venus-Earth-Earth gravity assist (VEEGA) trajectory.
Target-of-opportunity science observations were made at Venus
(closest approach February 10, 1990), the first Earth encounter
(closest approach to Earth and Moon December 8 and 9, 1990), the
asteroid Gaspra (closest approach October 29, 1991), the second
Earth encounter (closest approach to Earth and Moon December 8,
1992), the asteroid Ida (closest approach August 28, 1993), and
distant observations of the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
into Jupiter's atmosphere from July 16-22, 1994.
The Probe separated from the Orbiter on July 13, 1995. After
this time, the Probe proceeded on a ballistic trajectory to its
entry point (6.54 deg north latitude, 4.46 west longitude) into
the atmosphere of Jupiter. The Orbiter used its 400 Newton
engine on July 27, 1995 to perform a deflection maneuver to
keep from following the Probe into the atmosphere of Jupiter,
and to retarget the Orbiter to the proper encounter conditions
required for the Jupiter Orbit Insertion phase of the mission.
A close flyby (892 kilometer altitude) of the Jovian satellite
Io occured at 17:45:58 UT on Dec 7, 1995, during the Jupiter
Orbit Insertion phase. This flyby allowed fields and particles
science observations to be made and slowed the Orbiter down
relative to Jupiter by nearly 200 meters/second in order to
reduce the propellant required during the Jupiter Orbit
Insertion (JOI). Remote sensing observations of Io were not
made at this time due to an anomaly with the onboard tape
recorder associated with high speed recording that was not well
understood at the time of the flyby. Perijove at 4.00 Jupiter
radii occurred at 21:53:44 UT on the same day. A few minutes
after perijove passage, the Probe entered the Jovian atmosphere
and began relaying data back to the Orbiter.
The Probe mission and data relay lasted 58.6 minutes, after
which JOI was performed, slowing the Orbiter down relative to
Jupiter by about 630 meters/second. The initial orbit period
is about 200 days. A large 400 Newton engine burn is performed
at the first apojove in order to raise perijove from 4 Jupiter
radii to about 9 Jupiter radii, thus allowing the mission to
complete 10 targeted satellite encounters without exceeding the
allowed total accumulated radiation exposure at the spacecraft.
This limit would have been exceeded after three orbits if
perijove had been allowed to stay at 4 Jupiter radii, where the
radiation environment is very severe.
Orbital operations consisted of 10 targeted satellite
encounters over 24 months. During the course of the satellite
tour, the orientation, shape and size of the spacecraft orbits
around the Jovian system, referred to as petals because of how
the spacecraft orbits appear on an equatorial projection of the
Jovian satellite tour trajectory, were controlled almost
exclusively by gravity assists of the satellites themselves.
The orbit periods were pumped down by successive encounters
with the satellites from the initial 200 days to approximately
35-40 days between encounters. During the 9th orbit, when the
orbit petal orientation was approximately in the anti-sun
direction, the period was again pumped up to about 100 days
which allowed one of the primary objectives, probing the Jovian
magnetotail, to be accomplished. After this magnetotail orbit,
the period was again pumped down, by gravity assist encounters
with the Jovian satellites, to 35-40 days for the final
targeted encounters. (Refer to GLLMS1991, GLLSRD1989, and
GLLIOM1992).
The Galileo orbits were named by concatenating the first letter
of the name of the primary target in each orbit with the orbit
number. Thus, the fourth Jupiter orbit, in which Europa is the
primary target, is called E4. The project defined orbits
according to spacecraft command load boundaries rather than the
normal convention of apoapsis to apoapsis. The navigation team
did not always adhere to this convention, causing some
confusion. The PDS organized the data and data delivery
schedule around the project defined orbit boundaries. Table 1
contains information about the orbital tour:
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Table 1 Orbital Facts
_______________________________________________________________
Periapsis Periapsis Satellite Satellite
Orbit Range* (Rj) Date/Time Closest Approach Flyby
(Rj=71492km) (UT) Date/Time (UT) Alt** (km)
_______________________________________________________________
J0 4.00 95-341 21:53:44 95-341 17:45:58 896
G1 11.03 96-180 00:31:26 96-179 06:29:07 838
G2 10.65 96-251 13:37:54 96-250 18:59:34 264
C3 9.21 96-311 13:31:07 96-309 13:34:28 1138
E4 9.16 96-354 03:21:58 96-354 06:52:58 688
J5 9.05 97-020 00:26:57 N/A N/A
E6 9.12 97-051 20:54:15 97-051 17:06:10 582
G7 9.12 97-094 11:03:38 97-095 07:09:58 3104
G8 9.27 97-128 11:41:46 97-127 15:56:10 1606
C9 10.77 97-178 11:52:22 97-126 13:47:50 421
C10 9.17 97-261 23:10:00 97-260 00:18:55 538
E11 8.97 97-311 00:42:01 97-310 20:31:44 2039
* Range is measured from center of mass
** Altitude is computed by subtracting a satellite radius
from a measured range. Variations in reported values
may be attributed to differences in the radius value
value subtracted (estimates improve).
Numerous anomalies occurred on the Orbiter during this
mission. Please check the Galileo Orbiter instrument host
catalog for additional details.
The end of mission occurred on December 15, 1997 with a viable
spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. A new mission called
the 'Galileo Europa Mission (GEM)' was proposed to NASA and
approved. This new mission has new science objectives and
is truly a new mission using an old spacecraft. The GEM
mission is expected to include seven more flybys of Europa,
four more flybys of Callisto, and 2 passes by Io that include
remote sensing. Please see the GEM mission template for more
details.
Mission Phases
==============
LAUNCH
------
Galileo was launched on October 18, 1989 at 16:53:39 GMT
aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104), flight STS-34.
An Inertial Upper Stage (IUS-19) placed Galileo on its Earth-
to-Venus trajectory. Following the IUS burn, Galileo
configured itself for solo flight and separated from the IUS
on October 19, 1989 at 01:06:53 GMT. (Refer to GLLMS1991).
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : VENUS
Mission Phase Start Time : 1989-10-18T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1989-10-19T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
INTERPLANETARY CRUISE
---------------------
The trajectory of the spacecraft from Earth to Jupiter was
dictated by the limited propulsion capability allowed within
the Space Shuttle to boost the spacecraft from Earth orbit to
an interplanetary trajectory. This limit prevented a direct
trajectory from Earth to Jupiter; instead a 'VEEGA'
trajectory was used to achieve the energy necessary to send
Galileo to Jupiter. The acronym VEEGA is from the trajectory
description: Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist. In this
trajectory, Galileo passes Venus once, then flies by Earth
twice, thus obtaining three gravity assists before heading
toward Jupiter. (Refer to SSR1992.) The Earth-Jupiter Cruise
phase includes the following phases: Earth-Venus Cruise,
Venus Encounter, Venus-Earth Cruise, Earth1 Encounter,
Earth-Earth Cruise, Gaspra Encounter, Earth2 Encounter,
Earth-Jupiter Cruise, Ida Encounter, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Encounter, Probe Release.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : JUPITER
Target Name : VENUS
Target Name : EARTH
Target Name : IDA
Target Name : GASPRA
Target Name : SHOEMAKER/LEVY 9
Mission Phase Start Time : 1989-10-19T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1995-10-08T00:00:00
EARTH-VENUS CRUISE
------------------
The Earth-Venus Cruise phase occurred during the
Interplanetary Cruise phase. It lasted from the end of the
Launch sequence to February 19, 1990. This phase included the
encounter with the planet Venus.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : VENUS
Mission Phase Start Time : 1989-10-19T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1990-02-19T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
4-DAY CHECKOUT
--------------
The 4-Day Checkout phase occurred during the Earth-Venus
portion of Interplanetary Cruise phase. This was the first
time the science instruments were turned on and permitted to
check their health after launch. Calibration data exists for
all instruments from this period.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : N/A
Mission Phase Start Time : 1989-12-27T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1989-12-31T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
VENUS ENCOUNTER
---------------
The Venus Encounter phase occurred during the Interplanetary
Cruise phase. A 12-day single load sequence provided the
sequencing resources for the Venus encounter. Most of the
data gathered were put onto the onboard tape recorder, since
the high gain antenna had to remain furled behind its
sunshade during this near-sun activity, and the low gain
antenna did not have the performance for real-time science
data transmission to Earth during the Venus encounter. The
Venus encounter data were played back to Earth in November
1990, when Galileo was close enough to Earth that science
data rates could be achieved over the low gain antenna.
Upstream energetic particles were detected, bowshock
crossings were indicated, and the plasma wave instrument saw
evidence of lightning discharges. Eighty-one images by the
Solid State Imaging experiment were taken, which proved
useful in atmospheric motion studies. In addition, the Venus
encounter yielded radio tracking data which have been
analyzed by the Radio Science (Celestial Mechanics) Team to
obtain a mass estimate for Venus. In contrast to the other
experiments, the Radio Science data were not stored on the
spacecraft recorder, but were available in real time on Earth
for analysis. (Refer to GLLMS1991). Closest approach to
Venus occurred February 10, 1990 at an altitude of 16,123 km.
at 05:58:48 UTC.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : VENUS
Time of closest approach : 1990-02-10T05:58:48
Mission Phase Start Time : 1990-02-07T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1990-02-19T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
VENUS-EARTH CRUISE
------------------
The Venus-Earth Cruise phase occurred during the
Interplanetary Cruise phase. It included the interplanetary
cruise from Venus, around the sun, and back to and past the
Earth. This phase also included the first Earth encounter.
The primary science gathering during this period was
performed through EUV, DDS, MAG and the USO Redshift
experiments. In November 1990, as the spacecraft approached
the first Earth encounter, the three DMS tracks of Venus data
were successfully played back.
The High-Gain Antenna Deployment planned for April 11, 1991
was unsuccessful, most likely due to an incomplete release of
three HGA ribs. Future attempts for rib release were then
scheduled for Earth-Earth Cruise.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EARTH
Target Name : MOON
Mission Phase Start Time : 1990-02-19T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1991-04-29T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
EARTH1 ENCOUNTER
----------------
The first Earth gravity assist occurred on December 8, 1990
at a flyby altitude of 960 km at 20:34:35 UTC. The Moon
encounter occurred on December 9, 1990 at a flyby altitude
of 346,608 km at 2:28:21 UTC.
The spacecraft trajectory took Galileo virtually up the
Earth's magnetotail, providing unprecedented opportunity for
fields and particles measurements. The plasma science
experiment results brought into question the validity of the
previous assumption that the bulk flows of the ion and
electron plasmas in the distant magnetotail are identical.
Spectral mapping observations of Australia and Antarctica
were made by the near infrared mapping spectrometer. A first
ever time-lapse movie, in six colors, of the rotating Earth
over a period slightly greater than one day was made by the
Solid State Imaging experiment. Multispectral imaging of the
western nearside and eastern farside of the Moon were
obtained by the SSI. These data showed that Orientale Basin
ejecta deposits are similar to typical highlands deposits
such as the soils at the Apollo 16 site, while observations
of the South Pole-Aitken basin interior contain
characteristics that appear distinctively different from that
of nearside maria, thus providing new information on mare
deposits on the limb and farside of the Moon.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EARTH
Time of closest approach : 1990-12-08T20:34:35
Target Name : MOON
Time of closest approach : 1990-12-09T02:28:21
Mission Phase Start Time : 1990-11-08T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1990-12-16T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
EARTH-EARTH CRUISE
------------------
The Earth-Earth cruise phase occurred during the
Interplanetary Cruise phase. It included the interplanetary
cruise from Earth, around the sun, and back to and past the
Earth a second time. Key activities included the on-going HGA
Recovery effort, which proved unsuccessful, encounters with
the asteroid Gaspra as well as with Earth, collection of
cruise science data, SSI cover and EPD shade deployments and
opportunities for radio science experiments at spacecraft
conjunction and opposition.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EARTH
Target Name : MOON
Target Name : GASPRA
Mission Phase Start Time : 1991-04-29T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1993-04-12T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
GASPRA ENCOUNTER
----------------
The Gaspra Encounter phase occurred during the Interplanetary
Cruise phase and the Earth-Earth Cruise phase. On 29 October
1991 Galileo passed Gaspra at a distance of approximately
1,600 km and a speed of approximately 30,000 km per hour.
Color and black and white images were taken of Gaspra as well
as measurements to indicate composition and physical
properties. The data were stored on the spacecraft tape
recorder and later played back to Earth.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GASPRA
Time of closest approach : 1991-10-29T22:36:46
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
EARTH2 ENCOUNTER
----------------
The Earth2 Encounter phase occurred during the Interplanetary
Cruise phase and the Earth-Earth Cruise phase. The second
Earth encounter provided an opportunity to gather Earth and
Lunar science and perform instrument calibrations.
Additionally, during this period Galileo participated in the
GOPEX deep space laser communication experiment. The flyby
altitude of Moon 2 was 110,267 km on December 8, 1990 at
3:57:45 UTC. The flyby altitude of the Earth 2 was
approximately 304 km at 15:09:25 UTC.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EARTH
Time of closest approach : 1992-12-08T15:09:25
Target Name : MOON
Time of closest approach : 1992-12-08T03:57:45
Mission Phase Start Time : 1992-11-08T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1992-12-20T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
EARTH-JUPITER CRUISE
--------------------
The Earth-Jupiter Cruise phase occurred during the
Interplanetary Cruise phase. It covered the period from April
12, 1993 to October 8, 1995. The second Earth encounter
places the spacecraft on a direct trajectory to Jupiter.
Again, the spacecraft passed through the Asteroid Belt. This
transit included an August 1993 encounter with the
32-km.-diameter, S-type, main-belt asteroid, Ida. The
Earth-Jupiter Cruise phase included the following phases: Ida
Encounter, Shoemaker-Levy 9 Encounter, Probe Release and ODM.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : JUPITER
Target Name : IDA
Target Name : SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9
Mission Phase Start Time : 1993-04-12T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1995-10-09T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
IDA ENCOUNTER
-------------
The Ida Encounter phase occurred during the Interplanetary
Cruise phase and the Earth-Jupiter Cruise phase. Galileo
flew by Ida in the southern hemisphere (75 degrees south
ecliptic latitude) on the asteroid's dark side, passing
approximately 2400 km (1500 mi) from the center of the
asteroid while traveling at a speed relative to the asteroid
of 12.4 km/sec (27,700 mph). During closet approach, Ida
appeared from Earth to be located at Right Ascension: 196.7
degrees; Declination: -8.0 degrees toward the constellation
Virgo. Ida is 3-4 degrees northwest of Spica, Virgo's
brightest star.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : IDA
Time of closest approach : 1993-08-28T16:52:05
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9 ENCOUNTER
--------------------------
The Shoemaker-Levy 9 Encounter phase occurred during the
Interplanetary Cruise phase and the Earth-Jupiter Cruise
phase. Shoemaker-Levy 9 was a comet that broke into multiple
pieces during its passage by Jupiter in July 1992. On July
16,1994 these fragments began to impact Jupiter. It is
estimated that between 20 and 25 struck the planet.
Observations were made by the following instruments: NIMS,
SSI, PPR, PWS, EUV/UVS. MAG and DDS conducted observations
over a longer period of time.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9
Mission Phase Start Time : 1994-07-16T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1994-07-22T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
PROBE RELEASE AND ODM
---------------------
The Probe Release Encounter phase occurred during the
Interplanetary Cruise phase and the Earth-Jupiter Cruise
phase. The Probe was released on July 13, 1995 at 05:30:00
UTC, which was ~150 days before Jupiter Orbit Insertion
(JOI). Fourteen days after release, July 27th, the Orbiter
performed an Orbit Deflection Maneuver (ODM) of about 60
m/sec to place it on a trajectory which overflew the Probe
during its entry and descent. The ODM was the first use of
the 400 N engine.
Spacecraft Id : GP
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : JUPITER
Mission Phase Start Time : 1995-07-05T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1995-07-31T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
JUPITER ORBIT OPERATIONS
------------------------
Jupiter arrival occurred on December 7, 1995. Arrival day at
Jupiter was characterized by a rapid series of high-priority
engineering and science events. Much of the science that was
unique to this orbit (science requiring remote sensing data)
was lost due to an anomaly with the onboard tape recorder. No
science data were acquired during the 32,000 km non-targeted
encounter of Europa. About 4 1/2 hours after the Europa
fly-by, the spacecraft then flies within about 1000 km of
Io. Fields and particles data were recorded for
approximately 3 hours in the vicinity of Io. The flyby was
also designed to provide a gravity assist which reduced the
delta-V necessary to achieve orbit around Jupiter.
The probe entry occurred a little over 4 hours after the Io
encounter. During the descent of the Probe its data were
relayed to the Orbiter. Probe Relay lasted 58.6 minutes and
was followed about one hour later by the JOI burn. Probe data
were played back from the tape recorder on the orbiter twice
over the next several months to ensure that no Probe data
were lost. Another hour of fields and particles science data
were recorded after probe relay in conjunction with the JOI
maneuver.
At apojove of the insertion orbit, a large Perijove Raise
Maneuver (PJR) increased the perijove altitude of the orbit
and targeted the spacecraft for its first encounter. After
this time, the trajectory was primarily shaped by
close encounters with Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. Ten
such close encounters, one per orbit, plus a one-month
'phasing orbit' which occurred between the Europa 4 encounter
and the Europa 6 encounter were planned over the 24 months of
the orbital mission. There was no targeted encounter during
the phasing orbit. There were several non-targeted encounters
(at ranges of tens to hundreds of thousands of kilometers) of
the Galilean satellites, Jovian atmospheric and
magnetospheric measurements throughout the tour, and a large
'tail petal' orbit designed to explore the Jovian
magnetotail.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : JUPITER
Target Name : IO
Target Name : CALLISTO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Target Name : EUROPA
Mission Phase Start Time : 1995-10-09T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-12-15T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
JUPITER APPROACH
----------------
The Jupiter Approach phase occurred during the Jupiter Orbit
Operations phase. An image of Jupiter was taken on approach;
however, shortly afterwards there was an anomaly with the
onboard tape recorder which prohibited the return of that
image. The only science data acquired on approach was from
DDS, EUV and MAG.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : JUPITER
Mission Phase Start Time : 1995-10-09T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1995-12-03T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
JUPITER 0 ORBIT
---------------
The Jupiter 0 Orbit phase occurred during the Jupiter Orbit
Operations phase. Jupiter arrival occurred on December 7,
1995. Arrival day at Jupiter was characterized by a rapid
series of high-priority engineering and science events. Much
of the science that was unique to this orbit (science
requiring remote sensing data) was lost due to an anomaly
with the onboard tape recorder. No science data were acquired
during the 32,000 km non-targeted encounter of Europa. About
4 1/2 hours after the Europa fly-by, the spacecraft then
flies within about 1000 km of Io. Fields and particles data
were recorded for approximately 3 hours in the vicinity of
Io. The flyby was also designed to provide a gravity assist
which reduced the delta-V necessary to achieve orbit around
Jupiter.
The probe entry occurred a little over 4 hours after the Io
encounter. During the descent of the Probe its data were
relayed to the Orbiter. Probe Relay lasted 58.6 minutes and
was followed about one hour later by the JOI burn. Probe data
were played back from the tape recorder on the orbiter twice
over the next several months to ensure that no Probe data
were lost. Another hour of fields and particles science data
were recorded after probe relay in conjunction with the JOI
maneuver.
At apojove of the insertion orbit, a large Perijove Raise
Maneuver (PJR) increased the perijove altitude of the orbit
and targeted the spacecraft for its first encounter.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : JUPITER
Target Name : IO
Mission Phase Start Time : 1995-12-03T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-06-23T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
IO 0 ORBIT
----------
The Io 0 Orbit phase occurred during the Jupiter Orbit
Operations phase. The spacecraft flew past Io at an altitude
of less than 900 km. Much of the science that was unique to
this orbit (science requiring remote sensing data) was lost
due to an anomaly with the onboard tape recorder. This was
the only close flyby of Io during the mission. Fields and
particles data were recorded for approximately 3 hours in the
vicinity of Io. Another hour of fields and particles science
data were recorded after probe relay while still in the Io
torus. In addition to providing science data, the flyby was
designed to provide a gravity assist which reduced the
delta-V necessary to achieve orbit around Jupiter.
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : IO
Time of closest approach : 1995-12-07T17:45:58
Mission Phase Start Time : 1995-12-03T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-01-03T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
PROBE
-----
The Probe phase occurred during the Jupiter Orbit Operations
phase. The probe entry occurred a little over 4 hours after
the Io encounter. During the descent of the Probe its data
were relayed to the Orbiter where is was stored on tape. The
data were later replayed and transmitted to Earth. The Probe
Relay lasted 58.6 minutes and was followed about one hour
later by the JOI burn.
Spacecraft Id : GP
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : JUPITER
Mission Phase Start Time : 1995-12-07T22:01:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1995-12-07T23:22:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
GANYMEDE 1 ORBIT
----------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-06-23T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-09-01T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
GANYMEDE 1 ENCOUNTER
--------------------
Objectives: Wake, Alfven Wing, start of first magnetospheric
mini-tour, remote Io torus observations, plasma sheet
crossing at 25 Rj, Ganymede and Europa geology and
atmospheric properties, Io monitoring, distant Callisto
observations, gravity, Great Red Spot, Jupiter northern and
southern aurora, Io footprint, reduce period. Altitude: 838
km, Latitude: 30.39 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Time of closest approach : 1996-06-27T06:29:07
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-06-23T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-06-30T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
GANYMEDE 2 ORBIT
----------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-09-01T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-11-02T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
GANYMEDE 2 ENCOUNTER
--------------------
Objectives: North Alfven wing, Jovian radio emissions, first
mini-tour of Jovian magnetosphere continues, remote Io torus,
plasma sheet crossing at 40 Rj, unique Ganymede north polar
pass, Europa low- phase global images, Io monitoring,
Callisto, Amalthea, stratospheric circulation, Jupiter
southern aurora, Shoemaker-Levy 9 remnant material images,
gravity, reduce inclination Altitude: 264 km, Latitude: 79.29
degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Time of closest approach : 1996-09-06T18:59:34
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-09-01T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-09-08T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
CALLISTO 3 ORBIT
----------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : CALLISTO
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-11-02T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-12-15T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
CALLISTO 3 ENCOUNTER
--------------------
Objectives: Wake and Alfven Wing, completion of first
mini-tour of Jovian magnetosphere, Jupiter aurora, remote Io
torus, Callisto Asgard Basin, Europa non-targeted encounter -
volcanism observations, closest Io approach of tour, gravity,
UVS counter-rotate, white oval observations, Jupiter northern
aurora, Jupiter atmosphere during solar occultation.
Altitude: 1138 km, Latitude: 13.19 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : CALLISTO
Time of closest approach : 1996-11-04T13:34:28
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-11-02T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-11-11T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
EUROPA 4 ORBIT
--------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EUROPA
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-12-15T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-02-16T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
EUROPA 4 ENCOUNTER
------------------
Objectives: Wake and northern Alfven wing, north to south
plasma sheet crossing, remote Io torus, excellent Europa
dayside and nightside coverage, Io partial eclipse, Jupiter
rings, Amalthea, Thebe, Adrastea, northern equatorial belt
hot spot, Europa & Jupiter occultations, Jupiter northern
aurora. Altitude: 688 km, Latitude: -1.65 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EUROPA
Time of closest approach : 1996-12-19T06:52:58
Mission Phase Start Time : 1996-12-15T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1996-12-22T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
EUROPA 6 ORBIT
--------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EUROPA
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-02-16T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-03-30T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
EUROPA 6 ENCOUNTER
------------------
Objectives: South Alfven wing, Jupiter magnetic equator
crossing, Europa Argiope Linea and other lineated regions, Io
plume monitoring, Jupiter rings, Thebe, Amalthea, south
equatorial belt-zone region, Jupiter northern aurora, Europa,
Io, and Jupiter occultations Altitude: 582 km, Latitude:
-17.02 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EUROPA
Time of closest approach : 1997-02-20T17:06:10
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-02-16T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-02-23T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
GANYMEDE 7 ORBIT
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Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-03-30T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-05-04T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
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--------------------
Objectives: North Alfven Wing, first dawn-side plasma sheet
at 46 Rj, start of second mini-tour of Jovian magnetosphere,
Ganymede high-energy impact regions (Kittu, etc.),
Europa non-targeted encounter, Callisto full-color mosaic,
visually clear or Brown Barge regions, Jupiter northern
aurora.
Altitude: 3104 km, Latitude: 55.80 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Time of closest approach : 1997-04-05T07:09:58
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-03-30T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-04-06T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
GANYMEDE 8 ORBIT
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Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-05-04T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-06-22T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
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--------------------
Objectives: Upstream wake crossing, continue second mini-tour
of Jovian magnetosphere, plasma sheet/Jupiter aurora at 20
Rj, Ganymede surface morphology: Osiris, Tiamat Sulcus, etc.,
Callisto non-targeted encounter south pole, Metis, Elara,
south polar haze zone, Jupiter northern and southern aurora,
Io footprint, Ganymede & Jupiter occultations. Altitude:
1606 km, Latitude: 28.27 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : GANYMEDE
Time of closest approach : 1997-05-07T15:56:10
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-05-04T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-05-11T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
CALLISTO 9 ORBIT
----------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : CALLISTO
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-06-22T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-09-14T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
CALLISTO 9 ENCOUNTER
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Objectives: Unique deep magnetotail passage of 143 Rj,
continue second mini-tour of Jovian magnetosphere, Jupiter
aurora, Callisto Valhalla multi-ringed structure, Ganymede
non-targeted encounter, Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, Thebe,
Great Red Spot, equatorial plume head, Io footprint, high
solar phase angle of Jovian atmosphere, Callisto & Jupiter
occultations. Altitude: 421 km, Latitude: 1.96 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : CALLISTO
Time of closest approach : 1997-06-25T13:47:50
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-06-22T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-06-29T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
CALLISTO 10 ORBIT
-----------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : CALLISTO
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-09-14T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-11-02T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
CALLISTO 10 ENCOUNTER
---------------------
Objectives: Wake and Alfven Wing, continue second mini-tour
of Jovian magnetosphere, Jupiter magnetic equator crossing,
Callisto global and bright limb observations, Io aurora and
Jupiter rings during solar occultation, Europa volcanism
survey, Amalthea, Thebe, Adrastea, Metis, north polar haze
region, Jupiter aurora and lightning during solar
occultation. Altitude: 538 km, Latitude: 4.60 degrees
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : CALLISTO
Time of closest approach : 1997-09-17T00:18:55
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-09-14T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-09-20T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
EUROPA 11 ORBIT
---------------
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EUROPA
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-11-02T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-12-15T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : ORBITER
EUROPA 11 ENCOUNTER
-------------------
Objectives: Combined Europa fly-by and magnetic equator
crossing for fields & particles instruments, end of second
mini-tour of Jovian magnetosphere, Jupiter auroral map
campaign, Brown Barge campaign, northern aurora oval,
lightning detection campaign, ring observations,
Io monitoring, Europa Pwyll, Mannann'an wedge and bright
planes, Earth occultation.
Altitude: 2039 km, Latitude: 25.73 degrees N
Spacecraft Id : GO
Target Name : EUROPA
Time of closest approach : 1997-11-06T20:31:44
Mission Phase Start Time : 1997-11-02T00:00:00
Mission Phase Stop Time : 1997-11-09T00:00:00
Spacecraft Operations Type : FLYBY
"
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Mission Objectives Summary
==========================
The Galileo mission was designed to make long-term
investigations of the Jovian system using a spacecraft
consisting of a Probe and an Orbiter. The Probe, after being
released on the initial approach to Jupiter, entered the
Jovian atmosphere and made in-situ measurements. The Probe
data were relayed to Earth by the Orbiter. The Orbiter
then entered orbit around Jupiter for a 23-month, 10-satellite
encounter tour of the Jovian system.
Specific science objectives of the Galileo mission were:
Jovian Atmosphere: Determine and investigate the chemical
composition; structure to at least 10 bars; radiative heat
balance; circulation and dynamics; nature of cloud particles.
Gaspra, Ida, and Galilean Satellites: Characterize the
morphology, geology and physical state; investigate the surface
mineralogy and surface distribution of minerals.
Galilean Satellites: Determine the gravitational and magnetic
fields and dynamic properties; study the atmospheres,
ionospheres and extended gas clouds; study the magnetospheric
interactions of the satellites.
Jovian Magnetosphere: Characterize the vector magnetic fields
and the energy spectra, composition and angular distribution of
plasma and energetic particles, including plasma wave
phenomena, out to 150 Rj."
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