SpaceflightNow <http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v181/080311prop.html> is reporting that the propulsion system is fully functional and orbit changes are under way. "Jules Verne completed its first two major orbit-raising maneuvers using all four chains Tuesday, kicking off a series of more than a dozen burns to move the ship from its current 162-mile-high orbit to a point 1,200 miles in front of the station by next week." A burn to test it's ability to rapidly leave the station will be performed Friday. Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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