1998 MARS SURVEYOR PROJECT
STATUS REPORT
October 31, 1998
John McNamee
Mars Surveyor 98 Project Manager
Mars Climate Orbiter:
Pyro Initiation Unit (PIU) ATLO Test Unit (ATU) troubleshooting was
successfully completed. The previously observed failure was duplicated
on the vehicle and the data captured. Belief is that the ATU contains a
defective part. The ATU was removed and returned to Denver for analysis
and the reworked flight PIU was reinstalled on the orbiter. The reworked
flight PIU functions and interfaces were retested and reverified
successfully on the orbiter.
Mars Polar Lander:
The Attitude Control System (ACS) phasing test was partially completed with
several issues regarding the star camera to be resolved. The launch/init
mission system test was conducted successfully. The star camera issues
discovered were determined to be caused by incorrect paramaters in the
lander database. The star camera portion of the ACS phasing will be repeated
next week.
Time Lapse Movie
Mars Surveyor 98 Spacecraft At
Kennedy Space Center
October 31, 1998
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Mars Climate Orbiter
MPEG Movie - 2.5 MB
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Mars Polar Lander
MPEG Movie - 601K
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