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# Dawn Mission Timeline
#
# Launch September 27, 2007
# Mars gravity assist February 2009
# Vesta arrival August 2011
# Vesta departure May 2012
# Ceres arrival February 2015
# End of primary mission July 2015
"Dawn" "Sol" {
Class "spacecraft"
Mesh "dawn.cmod"
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
Radius 0.012
Beginning "2007 09 27 12:40:49.832"
Ending "2015 02 01 00:00:00.139"
Timeline
[
# ---- Begin reconstructed trajectory
{
Beginning "2007 09 27 12:40:49.832"
Ending "2007 09 30 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_070927-070930_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2007 12 01 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_070930-071201_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2008 02 05 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_071201-080205_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2008 03 25 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_080205-080325_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2008 05 03 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_080325-080503_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2008 06 01 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_080503-080601_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2008 07 18 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_080601-080718_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2008 09 10 00:01:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_rec_080718-080910_081218_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
# ---- Begin predicted trajectory
{
Ending "2008 10 31 23:00:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_ref_080722-090601_081014_v3.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2009 06 01 00:00:00.000"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_ref_081031-090601_090213_dc024p1_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
{
Ending "2015 02 01 00:00:00.139"
OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "Sol" } }
BodyFrame {
TwoVector {
Center "Sol/Dawn"
Primary {
Axis "-z"
RelativePosition {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
Secondary {
Axis "x"
RelativeVelocity {
Observer "Sol/Dawn"
Target "Sol"
}
}
}
}
Orientation [ 90 0 0 1 ]
FixedRotation { }
SpiceOrbit {
Kernel "dawn_ref_080220-150201_080125_v1.bsp"
Target "-203"
Origin "10"
BoundingRadius 1e10
}
}
]
}