In February 1990, ESA began reactivation of the Giotto spacecraft, which had been dormant for the previous four years, via the omnidirectional low-gain antenna mounted atop the Giotto. By the end of April 1990, spacecraft temperatures had been reduced to levels at which the experiments could be activated; of the original complement of ten experiment modules, the magnetometer, energetic particle analyzer, and optical probe experiment were fully functional, and an additional three instruments were partly damaged but usable. A mission that targetted Comet Grigg-Skjellerup 214 million km from the earth was then put into effect.
The Giotto Extended Mission (GEM) - High risk, high payoff
ESA Bulletin ; 7399
1993-02-01
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The Giotto Extended Mission (GEM) - High Risk, High Payoff
Online Contents | 1993
|Elsevier | 1991
|NTIS | 1987
|NTRS | 1991
|NTIS | 1991
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