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Live coverage: Juno spacecraft hours away from arriving at Jupiter
SpaceFlightNow.com ^ | 4JUL2016 | Stephen Clark

Posted on 07/04/2016 7:41:30 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine

18:19
Juno should now be starting a slow maneuver from its power-generating sun-pointing attitude toward the orientation required for tonight's Jupiter Orbit Insertion burn. This slow precession maneuver should take about 21 minutes, then Juno will hold its position before starting a faster precession to the burn attitude.

17:56 Last pre-JOI image from JunoCam




Here is the official caption from NASA:

"This is the final view taken by the JunoCam instrument on NASA's Juno spacecraft before Juno's instruments were powered down in preparation for orbit insertion. Juno obtained this color view on June 29, 2016, at a distance of 3.3 million miles (5.3 million kilometers) from Jupiter.

The spacecraft is approaching over Jupiter's north pole, providing an unprecedented perspective on the Jupiter system, including its four large moons."

JunoCam and Juno's other science instruments have been turned off for today's arrival maneuver.

Live video coverage of the event begins at 7:30pm PDT/10:30pm EDT which can be viewed at the link above or the links below. Orbital insertion burn begins at 8:18pm PDT/11:18pm EDT.

NASA JUNO: Mission To Jupiter Real Time Simulation and live coverage via YouTube.

Second link to live coverage via LiveStream.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: juno; junoprobe; jupiter; mission; orbitalinsertion
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Bookmark.


61 posted on 07/04/2016 10:24:58 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (Diversity is Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharing the same jail cell.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

bump!


62 posted on 07/04/2016 10:50:20 PM PDT by 4Liberty (We SEE Trump tossed every contrived hurdle. Hillary given every absurd mulligan.THAT'S WHY-GO TRUMP!)
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To: goldbux

bookmark


63 posted on 07/04/2016 10:54:50 PM PDT by goldbux (When you're odd the odds are with you.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Beware the black monoliths.

“You can have all worlds except Europa”.

If their Europa is anything like our Europe right now, they can keep it.

Meanwhile, next on the inter-solar system “Excellent Adventures of Bill and Hillary” is their proctological tour of Uranus, looking for Klingons and more illegal campaign donations.


64 posted on 07/04/2016 11:11:20 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Isn’t all the data re Jupiter already available in the koran? /s


65 posted on 07/05/2016 2:53:27 AM PDT by gasport (Live and Let Live)
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To: gasport

The curious, analytical, questioning mind goes toward the beginning of the physical universe.

Meanwhile, ...


66 posted on 07/05/2016 2:59:07 AM PDT by gasport (Live and Let Live)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

So, are we saying that the planet can’t be seen because it is still too far away?


67 posted on 07/05/2016 3:34:52 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: fieldmarshaldj; brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; disndat; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
Thanks fieldmarshaldj, extra to APoD.

68 posted on 07/05/2016 3:36:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Ok I see.


69 posted on 07/05/2016 7:41:07 AM PDT by WENDLE (Go TRUMP!)
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To: TexasRepublic

Well said.


70 posted on 07/05/2016 2:27:56 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

roflmao!


71 posted on 07/05/2016 7:33:28 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Any pics yet?


72 posted on 07/06/2016 5:22:29 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Canadians can't be our President.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Haven’t seen anything as of yet.


73 posted on 07/06/2016 7:47:13 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Wakey Wakey! Juno Spacecraft Turns on Science Gear at Jupiter
http://www.space.com/33375-juno-jupiter-probe-turns-on-science-instruments.html


74 posted on 07/08/2016 6:14:45 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Juno Spacecraft Captures 1st Photo from Jupiter Orbit
http://www.space.com/33406-juno-jupiter-orbit-first-photo.html


75 posted on 07/13/2016 9:18:04 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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