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Tracking
Schedule
Each day the antennas are directed to receive or transmit data
to any number of robotic spacecraft exploring our Solar System
and beyond. This schedule is worked out months and sometimes
years in advance by the mission controllers at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, California USA.
At various
times in the schedule, time is set aside for antenna calibration,
maintenance, or engineering development tasks. Time is also set
aside for radio astronomy projects and mission training simulations.
Below
is the general antenna tracking schedule for the next few weeks,
showing the spacecraft being tracked each day. A list of links
to each mission is provided at right.
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DSS-34
(34-metre) |
DSS-43
(70-metre) |
DSS-45
(34-metre) |
Deep Space Station
43
*DSS-43
is in a 6-month (Nov'12-May'13) downtime known as Depot Level
Maintenance (DLM). This type of prolonged downtime for the antenna
is planned many years in advance. Engineers will replace the
azimuth bearing and electrical systems, plus give the dish a
well-deserved paint job. |
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Mon 1. |
GTL/MarsO
MRO/JNO |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/ACE
SOHO/WIND/CAS |
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Tue 2. |
JNO/NHPC/VGR2
WIND/DAWN |
Offline Maintenance* |
CAS/GTL/MRO
SOHO |
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Wed 3. |
JNO/THC
CLU3/CLU4/CAS |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/MSGR
CLU1/GTL/JNO |
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Thu 4. |
CAS/SOHO/WIND
MarsO/MRO/JNO |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO/VGR2
ACE |
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Fri 5. |
JNO/GTL/MER-Opp'ty
MarsO/MRO/CLU1 |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/STA/WIND
SOHO/CLU3/CLU4/JNO |
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Sat 6. |
VGR2/GTL
MarsO/MRO/JNO |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO/MSGR/ACE
SOHO/CHDR |
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Sun 7. |
JNO/THC/MSGR
MarsO/MRO/CLU2 |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/MArsO/GTL
SOHO/CLU3/CLU4 |
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Mon 8. |
VGR2/THB/MEX
MarsO/MRO/JNO |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO/SOHO
DIF/VGR2 |
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Tue 9. |
JNO/THB
KEPL/GTL |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/CLU3/CLU4/MarsO
MRO/MER-Opp'ty/SOHO/JNO |
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Wed 10. |
VGR2/CLU2/WIND
SOHO/KEPL/VGR2 |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO/GTL/CLU1
MSGR/JNO |
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Thu 11. |
VGR2/GTL/STA
CLU3/CLU4/THB/VGR2 |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO |
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Fri 12. |
VGR2/CLU$/CLU3 |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO/MRO/SOHO
CLU1/VGR2 |
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Sat 13. |
WIND/ACE
SOHO |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/MSGR
STB/VGR2 |
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Sun 14. |
CLU1/MSGR/SOHO
CLU3/CLU4 |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/CLU3/CLU4/MRO
MarsO/CLU1/GTL/VGR2 |
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Mon 15. |
CAS/GTL/ACE
WIND/MER-Opp'ty |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/STB/SOHO |
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Tue 16. |
VGR2/CLU1/MarsO
MRO/CLU3/CLU4/VGR2 |
Offline Maintenance* |
NHPC/GTL/ACE/CLU3
CLU4/SOHO/CLU1 |
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Wed 17. |
VGR2/CLU1
THB/VGR2 |
Offline Maintenance* |
GTL/CLU3/CLU4
MSGR |
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Thu 18. |
VGR2/MSGR
GTL/MRO/CAS |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO |
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Fri 19. |
CAS/VGR2/CLU4/CLU3
SOHO/THB/VGR2 |
Offline Maintenance* |
JNO
GTL |
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Sat 20. |
VGR2/MarsO/MRO
ACE/THC |
Offline Maintenance* |
GTL/MSGR
SOHO/VGR2 |
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Sun 21. |
GTL/MSGR/SOHO
CLU2/THB |
Offline Maintenance* |
VGR2/WIND/MarsO
MRO/CLU3/CLU4 |
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