This latest news sent by our new reader from Russia. Our new reader sent this news through our contact address. She writes in here eamil, The first in the history of Japanese research unit Akatsuki signal transmitted to Earth from orbit Blue Planet. Specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) reported that at 02:49 MSK probe close to Venus at a distance of 550 miles and went into the braking mode.
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Almost immediately after the engine brake connection with Akatsuki unexpectedly interrupted, but after an hour signals again began to come into the command post. Experts are currently JAXA can not be sure that the automatic probe was able to reach the planned orbit. Confirmation of a successful conclusion on the working path should arrive within hours. The fact that the successful conclusion of the research staff at the Venus orbit was necessary to comply with one condition - the duration of inhibition was to be 12 minutes. Will it work automatic systems, experts do not know, since Akatsuki cut off communication........
In that case, if for some reason fails and the mode of inhibition was shorter than 12 minutes, the probe will not be able to enter the orbit of Venus and will pass, writes RIA Novosti news agency . If the same time hindering the engines worked for more than 12 minutes, the Blue Planet will attract to itself and Akatsuki module simply broken. JAXA will receive a confirmation when the output of the module into orbit, scheduled to begin adjusting the flight, and as early as next week, the withdrawal at a given height.
Automatic machine Akatsuki went into space in May 2010. To date, he distanced himself from the earth nearly 63 million kilometers. It is planned that he will study the Venusian atmosphere by 2012 in tandem with the probe Icaros. The probe must analyze and transmit data about the climate the second planet from the Sun to study the properties of its surface and the sulfuric acid clouds.
One of the most intriguing problems of the orbiter is to study the unique atmospheric phenomena - superrotatsii. This rapid rotation of gas layers at an altitude of about 60 - 65 km from the surface of Venus. The planet itself, incidentally, is rotated slowly.
On board the probe Akatsuki installed device for fixing the electrical discharges of high power (research program Venusian thunderstorms), several infrared cameras of various ranges and ultraviolet analyzer. The cost of developing the spacecraft more than $ 180 million.
On Wednesday, JAXA officials were forced to admit that Akatsuki is not entered orbit around Venus. Statement by experts showed the Japanese TV station NHK. As suggested by the agency, the probe flew past the planet.
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