------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTEMIS mission chronology All times are UTC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phase 1: Translunar phase (from P1 orbit raise maneuver to P2 insertion at LL1) 2009 OCT 17 02:04:24.85: P2 Orbit Raise Maneuver 2009 OCT 20 22:49:53.34: P1 Orbit Raise Maneuver 2010 JAN 15 16:56:35.95: P1 Fly-by Targetting Maneuver 2010 JAN 31 11:43:24.53: P1 Lunar Fly-by #1 (min Range = 3248 km) 2010 FEB 13 14:18:24.78: P1 Lunar Fly-by #2 (min Range = 4544 km) 2010 MAR 11 10:03:56.61: P2 Fly-by Targetting Maneuver 2010 MAR 15 21:46:38.20: P1 Deep-space Maneuver (+ Local Maximum Range = 1196125 km to Earth) 2010 MAR 28 21:39:11.01: P2 Lunar Fly-by (min Range = 20637 km) 2010 APR 13 21:10:12.78: P1 Earth Fly-by (min Range = 16994 km) 2010 APR 19 09:11:39.15: P2 Deep-space Maneuver (+Local Maximum Range = 941475 km to Earth) 2010 MAY 11 08:21:28.77: P2 Earth Fly-by #1 (min Range = 85758 km) 2010 JUN 06 12:42:09.06: P1 Maximum Range (1499833 km to Earth) 2010 JUN 18 14:08:56.50: P2 Maximum Range (1228718 km to Earth) 2010 JUL 27 13:27:37.80: P2 Earth Fly-by #2 (min Range = 165496 km) 2010 AUG 23 22:54:45.71: P1 LL2 Insertion 2010 AUG 23 23:10:59.43: P2 Local Maximum Range (1055940 km to Earth) 2010 OCT 22 03:18:24.78: P2 LL1 Insertion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phase 2: Opposite Lissajous Orbits Phase (from P2 insertion at LL1 to P1 insertion at LL1) 2010 OCT 22 03:18:24.78: P2 LL1 Insertion 2011 JAN 01 20:39:15.54: P1 Departs LL2 2011 JAN 08 23:58:54.81: P1 LL1 Insertion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phase 3: Same Lissajous Orbit Phase (from P1 insertion at LL1 to P2 LOI) 2011 JAN 08 23:58:54.81: P1 LL1 Insertion 2011 MAR 25 07:49:54.90: P2 Lunar Transfer Initiation 2011 APR 03 19:33:58.22: P1 Lunar Transfer Initiation 2011 APR 08 22:16:49.90: P2 LOI (1500 km alt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phase 4: P1/P2 Lunar Orbit Phase (from P2 LOI to end of 1 year in lunar orbit) 2011 APR 08 22:16:49.90: P2 LOI (1500 km alt) 2011 APR 20 02:33:37.89: P1 LOI (1500 km alt) 2012 APR 08 04:16:49.90: P2 End of 1yr Lunar Orbit Phase 2012 APR 19 08:33:37.89: P1 End of 1yr Lunar Orbit Phase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------