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Galileo Status Reports - Ganymede 1

This home page will be an archive for the latest Galileo status reports
on the first Ganymede flyby.
Galileo Status Reports
- Galileo Status Report (August 23, 1996)
Plans being finalized for Ganymede-2 encounter, data playback continues, filter
wheel is stuck on PPR.
- Jupiter's Europa Harbors Possible "Warm Ice" or Liquid Water
- Goldin Statement on New Galileo Europa Images
- Galileo Status Report (August 1, 1996)
Data return continues, software NIM patch sent, tape recorder conditioning executed, and command procedures being developed for EPD.
- Galileo Status Report (July 19, 1996)
40% of the G1 data has been played back, NIMS is recovered, software patch to beuploaded to the EPD.
- Galileo Finds Big Changes in Io (July 18, 1996).
- First Color Image of Io Released (July 17, 1996).
- First Ganymede Images Released (July 10, 1996)
- Galileo Makes New Discoveries at Ganymede (July 10, 1996)
- First Galileo Images of Ganymede to be Released July 10
- Galileo Status Report (June 27, 1996)
Ganymede flyby is successful!!
- Galileo Status Report (June 25, 1996)
Io plasma observed, EPD is turned off.
- Galileo Ready For Close Flyby of Ganymede (June 24, 1996)
- Galileo Status Report (June 21, 1996)
Part 1 of Ganymede sequence uploaded to spacecraft, tape recorder conditioning completed.
- Galileo Status Report (June 13, 1996)
More OPNAV images of Ganymede received from Galileo.
- Galileo Status Report (June 4, 1996)
New flight software in use,
Io data return started, OPNAV image of Ganymede returned.
- Galileo Status Report (May 23, 1996)
New flight software in operation, preparations for Ganymede encounter
continue.
- Galileo Status Report (May 9, 1996)
Orbital trim maneuver performed, Io and probe data published.
- Galileo Status Report (May 1, 1996)
Tape recorder successfully tested, mission prepares for Ganymede encounter.
- Galileo Status Report (April 22, 1996)
Galileo prepares for Ganymede encounter in June, tape recorder tested,
fields & particle data collected.
- Galileo Status Report (April 15, 1996)
Playback of probe data completed.
- Galileo Status Report (April 8, 1996)
Playback of probe data continues. Spacecraft electric power margin increased.
- Galileo Status Report (April 1, 1996)
Galileo resumes playback of probe data. Unexpected tank pressure observed.
- Galileo Status Report (March 14, 1996)
The Perijove Raise Maneuver was successful!
- Galileo Status Report (March 8, 1996)
Tape recorder tested, new software preparation continues.
- Galileo Status Report (March 1, 1996)
Probe data playback continues as well as preparation for major spacecraft manuever on
March 14.
- Galileo Status Report (January 26, 1996)
The spacecraft has recovered from a second tape-sticking incident.
- Galileo Status Report (January 9, 1996)
Spacecraft went into safemode, but everything is OK.

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