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ESA declares end of mission for Envisat satellite
Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure ...
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May 09, 2012 |
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Team restoring Mars orbiter after reboot
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a precautionary standby mode after experiencing a spontaneous computer reboot on Sept. 15. The mission's ground team has begun restoring ...
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Sep 20, 2010 |
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Mars Orbiter Puts Itself in Safe Mode Again
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, for the fourth time this year, while maintaining spacecraft health and communications. While in safe ...
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Aug 27, 2009 |
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Mars Orbiter in Safe Mode Increases Communication Rate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have stepped up the communication rate being received from the orbiter as an early step in the process of determining why the spacecraft ...
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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Engineers assessing Cassini spacecraft
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., are working to understand what caused NASA's Cassini spacecraft to put itself into "safe mode," a precautionary standby mode. Cassini entered ...
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Nov 05, 2010 |
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Cassini to resume nominal operations
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., expect the Cassini spacecraft will resume normal operations on Nov. 24. They have traced the steps taken by an onboard computer before Cassini ...
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Nov 10, 2010 |
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Mars Odyssey Orbiter Puts Itself Into Standby Safe Mode
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode, and the mission team has begun steps to resume the spacecraft's science and relay operations this week.
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Jul 21, 2010 |
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Mars Odyssey Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe Standby
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode on Saturday, Nov. 28, and the team operating the spacecraft has begun implementing careful steps designed to resume Odyssey's ...
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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Mars orbiter enters safe mode after disturbance
NASA says its powerful Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is in safe mode after being hit by a cosmic ray or solar particle.
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Jun 05, 2009 |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbite Team Plans Uplink of Protective Files
(PhysOrg.com) -- The team operating NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter plans to uplink protective files to the spacecraft next week as one step toward resuming the orbiter's research and relay activities.
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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Mars Express observations temporarily suspended
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anomalies in the operation of the solid-state mass memory system on board Mars Express have caused science observations to be temporarily halted. A technical work-around is being investigated ...
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Nov 02, 2011 |
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False alarm sent Kepler into safe mode: team
The Kepler Project Team successfully returned the spacecraft to normal operations on Jan. 6, 2011. The team determined the condition was caused by unexpected noise in the signal from Kepler's sun sensors that ...
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Jan 10, 2011 |
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Kepler experienced 'safe mode' event
On Dec. 22, 2010, Kepler experienced a safe mode event. A safe mode is a self-protective measure that the spacecraft takes when something unexpected occurs. During safe mode, the spacecraft points the solar ...
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Dec 23, 2010 |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Preventive Care Continues; Science on Hold
During analysis of four safe-mode events this year, engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have identified a vulnerability to the effects of subsequent events.
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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Cassini back to normal, ready for Enceladus
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations today, Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission ...
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Nov 25, 2010 |
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