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Period | Window/GAM | EXT Start | Start | End | Hcentric | Distance | Range | Hgraphic | Latitude | Range | SC-Sun- | Earth | Angle | Conjunction | Safe Mode Comms Blackout | Largest Comms Roll | GAM Restrictions |
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| MTP 12 | South | ||||||||||||||||
| MTP 12 | Perihelion | ||||||||||||||||
| MTP 12 | North |
GAMs and conjunctions
- Superior conjunction from 2025-06-25 to 2025-08-27 (based on 5 deg, dates from CREMA - may need to be updated)
- This is the longest conjunction(!) of the mission (64 days, with 5 deg constraint)
- SSMM sizing (at time of writing these sentences, Nov 2021) does not cover this case
- Some sketch of the intended operations through the conjunction is sensible well before the resizing opportunity of July 2025, otherwise the resizing will be heavily driven by the (probably inappropriate) assumption that all instruments run at full HK, LL throughout
- No GAM
Science planning:
Example (from planning exercise SOWG#13):
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