Mars Odyssey Problem?

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odysseus145

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I was looking at the Opportunity updates for sols 421-429 when I saw this:<br /><br /> "Opportunity drove to "Viking Crater," then continued to "Voyager Crater." The rover took panoramas of each crater. While this was happening on the surface, the Mars Odyssey orbiter had gone into safe mode. Relay operations were suspended."<br /><br />The Odyssey web sight doesn't mention anything. Is there a problem? Or is it a regular event? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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thechemist

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As I read elsewhere, it was a real problem that was finally solved, and now everything is ok. I guess we will be updated on the causes some time in the future, maybe thye do not know exactly what happened at this point. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>
 
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brellis

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It has happened again. Odyssey went into 'safe mode' Dec. 7th, no word as of yet. MRO images of Spirit from 12/13 appear on the MER site, but no rover images have been sent for awhile. Couldn't MRO be the relay? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>
 
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ldyaidan

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I think that's the plan, but I'm not sure what needs to be or has been done to start using MRO instead. Haven't heard any new updates on Odyssey, other than it's feared lost.<br /><br />Rae
 
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telfrow

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Apparently, everything is fine now.<br /><br />From Mars Daily's Spirit Update:<br /><br /><i>After Spirit drove on sol 1041 (Dec. 7, 2006), NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter went into safe mode before the rover's could relay data to Earth about results of the drive. (Safe mode is a protective state during which only the systems essential to spacecraft health continue operating. This incident of Odyssey temporarily going into safe mode has been attributed to a burst of solar activity.)<br />Since the rover team didn't have current information about Spirit's position and state, the rover spent eight successive Martian days, or sols, collecting untargeted remote sensing data. <br /><br />Data transmission directly to Earth from Spirit on sol 1046 (Dec. 12, 2006) confirmed that Spirit was healthy. Odyssey recovered the following day and resumed relaying data from Spirit, transmitted from the rover to the orbiter in the UHF radio band. </i> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>
 
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ldyaidan

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That's great news! I had not heard any recent updates, and was afraid they were both lost. Thanks for the info!<br /><br />Rae
 
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3488

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It is great news indeed. Without Odyssey, the rovers can communicate with Earth directly, but the amount of images / data returned would be very much less, also MRO could have been used as a relay, but this would impact its own mission as would be possible with the ESA Mars Express (which has relayed MER data).<br /><br />Odyssey remember is not just a relay, she has a very important orbital mission of her own. Good to see Odyssey back. I fear that MGS is now done for good.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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willpittenger

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At least we got our money's worth from MGS. It didn't last a long as some of the Pioneers, but I figure its warranty expired a few years ago. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Will Pittenger<hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Add this user box to your Wikipedia User Page to show your support for the SDC forums: <div style="margin-left:1em">{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Space.com Account}}</div> </div>
 
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3488

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Hi there, remember Pioneer 10 & Pioneer 11, although had lengthy voyages, were not busy for most of the time, only really for the Jupiter encounters & for the Saturn encounter for Pioneer 11. <br /><br />MGS on the other hand has been in full operation almost daily from September 1997 to November 2006. Not surprised that it is now finished. Lasted far longer than expected or even hoped for.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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