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From: starrfie@hydro.la.asu.edu (Sumner Starrfield)
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 08/26/93
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 93 13:46:13 MST
MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
August 26, 1993
7:30 AM PDT
Through the night, the Flight Team continued commanding the spacecraft to
complete reconfiguration of on-board telecommunications hardware. There have
been no indications of telemetry to date.
A command which would "cold boot" the on-board command computer is the subject
of discussion between JPL Engineers and Martin Marietta Astro Space engineers
who worked on spacecraft design and construction. The possible "power on reset"
of the primary Standard Control Processor is being very carefully evaluated.
The decision whether or not to proceed with this option will be made later this
morning.
The possibility remains that a signal could be received as fault protection
software aboard the spacecraft initiates a sun-pointed, earth-sweeping routine
looking for input from the ground. That occurrence would be expected late
afternoon, Pacific time
This status will be updated during the day and evening as information becomes
available.
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