Callisto Timeline

All times are SCET (Spacecraft Event Time) in PST (PST = UTC - 8 hours). Take a look at the Galileo Acronyms List for explanations of the acronyms used in this timeline.

EVENT                                       DATE      TIME (PST/SCET)

Start Encounter                             02 Nov 96    08:00
First Jupiter aurora observation (UVS)                   18:13
Callisto Asgard Basin observation (SSI)     03           11:48
Start Callisto gravity field measurement (RS)            19:30
Callisto wake crossing recording (F&P)      04           05:15
Callisto C/A (3520 km)                                   05:34
Callisto Valhalla region observation (SSI)          
Callisto dark map observation (PPR)**                    06:25 
Last Callisto-3 Io torus obs. (UVS)                      11:43
First belt/zone observation (NIMS)                       16:16
Jupiter aurora recording (F&P)                           23:02
Amalthea low phase obs. (SSI)               05           11:38
First Io monitoring observation (NIMS)                   19:32
Io topographical map (SSI)                               22:09
Thebe medium phase obs. (SSI)               06           03:47
High spatial and spectral Io obs. (NIMS)                 03:51
Io C/A (245000km)                                        04:04
Jupiter C/A (658000km)                                   05:31
Amalthea medium phase obs.                               05:47
Europa C/A (36000km)                                     10:50
Europa dark map observation (PPR)                        12:36
Europa limb occultation obs. (NIMS)                      12:49
Last Io monitoring observation (NIMS)                    16:07
Science Turn (high-phase Jupiter)                        18:52
Ganymede C/A (1050000 km)                                20:42
Last belt/zone observation (NIMS)           07           08:01
Turn to return to Earth point                            12:32
Start Earth occultation by Jupiter          08           03:17
End Earth occultation by Jupiter                         05:36
Science Turn (Solar occultation)                         15:02
Start Solar occultation by Jupiter                       18:31
First Solar occultation obs. - rings (SSI)               20:15
Jupiter lightning scan (SSI)                             21:01
Last Jupiter aurora observation (SSI)                    23:07
Last solar occultation obs. - rings (SSI)                23:20 
End Solar occultation by Jupiter            09           01:37
Turn to return to Earth point                            02:02
OTM-14                                                   23:00
Start Playback                              10           18:00
End 1st magnetosphere mini-tour (F&P)       11           03:35
Turn for attitude maintenance                            12:39
OTM-15                                      26           03:30
First Europa-4 approach OPNAV               02 Dec       02:25
First Europa-4 Io torus obs. (EUV/UVS)      10           07:03
Last Europa-4 approach OPNAV                14           09:31
Start Europa-4 real-time survey (F&P)                    15:00
End Playback                                             16:00


* Closest approach distances are with respect to the center 
  of the target body.
** Due to anomaly, PPR will be observing in only one filter
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