Ballistics
Trajectory pre-launch prediction
This trajectory is a planned version that assumes Phobos-Soil launch will occur 2011-Nov-8 20:16:03.145 UTC from Baikonur.
Backup dates are Nov 9 & 10. If there is a delay, it is hoped we will be able to update things here.
In SPICE data in the directory /kernels/spk/ you can find files of the trajectory Phobos-Soil in the format of SPICE and "aareadme_en.txt" file describes the contents of the /kernels/spk/ directory of the PHSRM SPICE data server.
Insertion of the SC to interplanetary trajectory
| Date | Time | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 01:20:09.975 UTC | Stop | |
| 08.11.2011 | 20:16:03.145 UTC | Start of launch vehicle (LV) |
| 20:27:27.747 UTC | Separation of SC from the LV | |
| 22:55:47.981 UTC | First engine burn start | |
| 23:05:18.253 UTC | Stop | |
| 23:07:17.145 UTC | Jettisoning of tanks | |
| 09.11.2011 | 01:02:48.870 UTC | Second engine burn start |
Ground tracks for Phobos-Soil
- Ground track for Phobos-Soil
- First engine burn
- Second engine burn
- trajectory in sunlight
- engine burn in sunlight
- trajectory in shadow
- engine burn in shadow
- visibility from DSN
- boundary of visibility
Shadow entrance & exit times
| # | Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | enter: | 2011-Nov-08 | 20:28:00.000 UTC |
| exit : | 2011-Nov-08 | 20:31:59.576 UTC | |
| #2 | enter: | 2011-Nov-08 | 21:26:16.262 UTC |
| exit : | 2011-Nov-08 | 22:02:01.625 UTC | |
| #3 | enter: | 2011-Nov-08 | 22:56:18.835 UTC |
| exit : | 2011-Nov-08 | 23:27:43.084 UTC | |
| #4 | enter: | 2011-Nov-09 | 01:08:32.001 UTC |
| exit : | 2011-Nov-09 | 01:33:47.996 UTC |