Aurora constellation

MISSION OPS · CONSOLE 2

Nominal 2 advisories UTC 07:42:18

Ground tracks, next two revolutions

AURORA-2 inclination 51.6, HELIOS-7 inclination 72.0
World map with two satellite ground tracks and six ground stations AURORA-2 follows a 51.6 degree inclination track crossing Europe and southern Asia; HELIOS-7 follows a near-polar 72 degree track. Stations are marked at Svalbard, Kiruna, Wallops, Santiago, Perth and Hartebeesthoek. Svalbard Kiruna Wallops Santiago Perth Hartebeesthoek AURORA-2

Spacecraft

Vehicle
AURORA-2
Altitude
412.6 km
Velocity
7.66 km/s
Period
92.8 min
Beta angle
41.2 deg
Mode
NADIR POINT
Next pass
00:11:04

Station pass schedule

next 8 hours
Svalbard
Kiruna
Wallops
Santiago
Perth
Hartebeesthoek

07:0009:0011:0013:0015:00

Telemetry

1 Hz

Bus power1.48 kW

Payload temp-18.4 C

Downlink margin4.2 dB

Advisories

2 open

Command queue

verified against the flight rules
CMD 4412
PAYLOAD ON · 07:53:00
CMD 4413
SLEW +Y 12.4 · 07:53:40
CMD 4414
DOWNLINK START · 07:55:10
CMD 4415
WHEEL DESAT · 09:21:00
CMD 4416
SAFE MODE EXIT · pending

Link budget

S-band, Perth
EIRP
18.4 dBW
Path loss
-168.2 dB
G/T
21.6 dB/K
Eb/No
9.8 dB
Margin
4.2 dB
Rate
2.0 Mbps