Satellite News

ESA mission controllers have confirmed Rosetta is on track for a critical 250-km Mars swingby on 25 February. Engineers have started final preparations for the operation, which includes an eclipse, a signal blackout, precise navigation and complex ground tracking.

The launch of six experimental U.S. military satellites aboard an Atlas 5 has been delayed, and Nigeria’s NIGCOMSAT will be put in orbit two moths later than expected.

International Launch Services (ILS) has signed a contract for the launch of the Ciel-2 satellite on a Proton Briz M vehicle in late 2008. Financial details were not disclosed.

Full Moon 2000 – 2020

Date and time (GMT)       Julian Day
2000 Jan 21 04:42  Fri    2451564.696
2000 Feb 19 16:28  Sat    2451594.186
2000 Mar 20 04:46  Mon    2451623.699
2000 Apr 18 17:43  Tue    2451653.238
2000 May 18 07:35  Thu    2451682.816
2000 Jun 16 22:28  Fri    2451712.436
2000 Jul 16 13:57  Sun    2451742.081
2000 Aug 15 05:14  Tue    2451771.718
2000 Sep 13 19:38  Wed    2451801.318
2000 Oct 13 08:54  Fri    2451830.871
2000 Nov 11 21:16  Sat    2451860.386
2000 Dec 11 09:05  Mon    2451889.878
2001 Jan  9 20:26  Tue    2451919.351
2001 Feb  8 07:13  Thu    2451948.801
2001 Mar  9 17:24  Fri    2451978.225
2001 Apr  8 03:24  Sun    2452007.642
2001 May  7 13:55  Mon    2452037.080
2001 Jun  6 01:41  Wed    2452066.570
2001 Jul  5 15:06  Thu    2452096.129
2001 Aug  4 05:57  Sat    2452125.748
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