Последние два дня жизни "Кассини" - по часам и минутам
Sept 14 |
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| 3:58 pm EDT (12:58 pm PDT) | Scheduled time when the final image will be taken by Cassini's cameras | |
| 4:22 pm EDT (1:22 pm PDT) | Spacecraft turns antenna to Earth; communications pass begins for final playback from Cassini's data recorder, including final images. Communications link is continuous from now to end of mission (~14.5 hours) | 5:45 pm EDT (2:45 pm PDT) |
| Deep Space Network station in Canberra, Australia, takes over tracking Cassini to end of mission | 11:15 pm EDT (8:15 pm PDT) | |
Sept 15 |
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| 1:08 am EDT (10:08 pm PDT - Sept. 14) | High above Saturn, Cassini crosses the orbital distance of Enceladus for the last time | |
| 3:14 am EDT (12:14 am PDT) | Spacecraft begins a 5-minute roll to point instrument (INMS) that will sample Saturn's atmosphere and reconfigures systems for real-time data transmission at 27 kilobits per second (3.4 kilobytes per second). Final, real-time relay of data begins | 4:37 am EDT 1:37 am PDT |
| 3:22 am EDT (12:22 am PDT) | High above Saturn, Cassini crosses the orbital distance of the F ring (outermost of the main rings) for the last time | |
| 6:31 am EDT (3:31 am PDT) | Atmospheric entry begins; thrusters firing at 10% of capacity | 7:54 am EDT (4:54 am PDT) |
| 6:32 am EDT (3:32 am PDT) | Thrusters at 100% of capacity; high-gain antenna begins to point away from Earth, leading to loss of signal | 7:55 am EDT (4:55 am PDT) |
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/cassini-end-of-mission-timeline/