Callisto Timeline

All times are SCET (Spacecraft Event Time) in PDT (PDT = UTC - 7 hours). Take a look at the Galileo Acronyms List for explanations of the acronyms used in this timeline.
Last updated June 6, 1997.

EVENT                                       DATE      TIME (PDT/SCET)

Start Encounter                             22 June 97   09:00
OTM-29                                                   23:18
Science Turn (Callisto encounter)           25           23:04
Callisto polar map (PPR)                                 04:43
Callisto C/A recording (F&P)                             06:26
Start Earth occultation by Callisto                      06:42
Start Solar occultation by Callisto                      06:43
Callisto C/A (2820 km)                                   06:48
End Earth occultation by Callisto                        06:52
End Solar occultation by Callisto                        06:53
Callisto bright limb drift                               07:12
Callisto Skuld crater obs. (NIMS/UVS)                    07:29
Callisto Valhalla regional obs. (SSI)                    08:13
Turn to return to Earth point                            11:53
First Jupiter auroral observation (NIMS)                 14:34
First Great Red Spot observation (SSI)                   18:34
First plume head observation (SSI)                       23:25
Thebe imaging (SSI)                         26           00:04
Adrastea imaging (SSI)                                   02:04
Ganymede C/A (82400 km)                                  10:20
Ganymede Perrine/Galileo Regio (SSI)                     10:56
Ganymede polarimetry (PPR)                               11:04
Ganymede global mosaic (NIMS)                            14:57
Amalthea imaging (SSI)                                   16:45
Europa C/A (1200000 km)                     27           03:10
First Io monitoring observation (NIMS)                   03:36
Metis imaging (SSI)                                      04:34
Jupiter C/A (770000km)                                   04:52
Io C/A (607000km)                                        19:31
Jupiter auroral recording (F&P)             28           06:50 
Last Great Red Spot observation (NIMS)                   09:07
Last Io monitoring observation (NIMS)                    11:42
Last Jupiter auroral observation (EUV)                   13:08
Last plume head observation (NIMS)                       14:41     
Start Playback                              29           09:00
OTM-30                                      10 Jul       11:00
Science Turn (instrument calibration)       13           19:38
Turn to return to Earth point               14           05:54
Dusk magnetotail obs. @130 Rj (F&P)         23           06:11
Start Solar occultation by Jupiter          29           05:40
End Solar occultation by Jupiter            30           12:25 
Start Earth occultation by Jupiter          01 Aug       04:00
End Earth occultation by Jupiter            02           05:17
Apojove magnetotail obs. (F&P)              07           04:06
OTM-31                                      08           10:45
Turn for attitude maintenance               09           09:38
Dawn magnetotail obs. @ 130 Rj (F&P)        23           07:07
Science Turn (high-phase Jupiter)           03 Sep       13:05
Jupiter high solar phase obs. (SSI)                      15:24
Turn to return to Earth point                            17:04
Science Turn (high-phase Jupiter)           10           03:03
Jupiter high solar phase obs. (SSI)                      05:24
Turn to return to Earth point                            07:08
End Playback                                13           17:00


* Closest approach distances are with respect to the center 
  of the target body.
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