ULYSSES Timetable
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ULYSSES

Timetable

>Opposition
>Conjunction

06 Oct 1990 Launch on the Space Shuttle "Discovery"
30 Dec 1990 1st Opposition (SPE = 3.4°, SEP = 174.7°)
21 Aug 1991 1st Conjunction (SPE = 0.3°, SEP = 1.1°)
08 Feb 1992 Jupiter Closest Approach (6.3 Rj)
15 Feb 1992 1st Aphelion (5.40 AU)
27 Feb 1992 2nd Opposition (SPE = 0.1°, SEP = 179.4°)
26 Aug 1992 Maximum Earth range (6.27 AU)
02 Sep 1992 2nd Conjunction (SPE = 1.5°, SEP = 7.7°)
01 Mar 1993 3rd Opposition (SPE = 4.6°, SEP = 156.4°)
04 Sep 1993 3rd Conjunction (SPE = 5.8°, SEP = 25.6°)
26 Jun 1994 Start of First South Polar Pass
13 Sep 1994 Maximum South Solar Latitude (-80.2°)
05 Nov 1994 End of First South Polar Pass
04 Mar 1995 4th Conjunction (SPE = 4.3°, SEP = 5.8°)
12 Mar 1995 1st Perihelion (1.34 AU)
13 Mar 1995 Ecliptic crossing
09 Jun 1995 Minimum Earth range (2.01 AU)
19 Jun 1995 Start of First North Polar Pass
31 Jul 1995 Maximum North Solar Latitude (+80.2°)
29 Sep 1995 End of First North Polar Pass
24 Feb 1997 4th Opposition (SPE = 5.6°, SEP = 151.6°)
30 Aug 1997 5th Conjunction (SPE = 2.0°, SEP = 10.5°)
26 Feb 1998 5th Opposition (SPE = 0.8°, SEP = 175.7°)
17 Apr 1998 2nd Aphelion (5.41 AU)
09 May 1998 Ecliptic crossing
28 Aug 1998 Maximum Earth range (6.36 AU)
01 Sep 1998 6th Conjunction (SPE = 0.9°, SEP = 4.8°)
01 Mar 1999 6th Opposition (SPE = 3.5°, SEP = 161.5°)
05 Sep 1999 7th Conjunction (SPE = 4.6°, SEP = 21.6°)
08 Sep 2000 Start of Second South Polar Pass
27 Nov 2000 Maximum South Solar Latitude (-80.2°)
16 Jan 2001 End of Second South Polar Pass
23 May 2001 2nd Perihelion (1.34 AU)
25 May 2001 Ecliptic crossing
19 Jul 2001 Minimum Earth range (1.34 AU)
03 Sep 2001 Start of Second North Polar Pass
13 Oct 2001 Maximum North Solar Latitude (+80.2°)
12 Dec 2001 End of Second North Polar Pass
30 Aug 2003 8th Conjunction (SPE = 2.7°, SEP = 13.6°)
04 Feb 2004 Jupiter Closest Approach (1684 Rj)
26 Feb 2004 7th Opposition (SPE = 1.6°, SEP = 171.6°)
30 Jun 2004 3rd Aphelion (5.41 AU)
14 Jul 2004 Ecliptic crossing
29 Aug 2004 Maximum Earth range (6.40 AU)
01 Sep 2004 9th Conjunction (SPE = 0.4°, SEP = 2.0°)
31 Dec 2004 Nominal End of Mission
   
28 Feb 2005 * 8th Opposition (SPE = 2.7°, SEP = 165.8°)
04 Sep 2005 * 10th Conjunction (SPE = 3.8°, SEP = 18.4°)
17 Nov 2006 * Start of Third South Polar Pass
07 Feb 2007 * Maximum South Solar Latitude (-79.7°)
03 Apr 2007 * End of Third South Polar Pass
18 Aug 2007 * 3rd Perihelion
19 Aug 2007 * Ecliptic crossing
27 Aug 2007 * Minimum Earth range (0.42 AU)
30 Nov 2007 * Start of Third North Polar Pass

Note that, at the present time, a Ulysses Mission beyond December 2004 has not been funded. Milestones after that time are presented here as a reference for further potential investigations.


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