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Schiaparelli lander status update from ESA TV live stream (20:35 CEST): - already two sources confirmed losing signal during landing sequence (GMRT radio teles
by bd 10y ago
Schiaparelli lander status update from ESA TV live stream (20:35 CEST):
- already two sources confirmed losing signal during landing sequence (GMRT radio telescope in India [1] + Mars Express orbiter [2])
- still more data coming around midnight CEST (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter [3])
- processing new data will take some time (ESA team will work on it through the night)
- press conference with hopefully more news about lander's fate tomorrow at 10:00 CEST
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Metrewave_Radio_Telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Metrewave_Radio_Telescop...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
- danielweber 10y agoWith Beagle 2 (ESA's other attempt to land on Mars), we also lost the signal, but it turned out that it made a safe landing. But solar panels failed to unfold and that blocked transmission.