Ulysses Mission Milestones

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14 Jan 2008
Maximum North Solar Latitude (79.8°)
15 Mar 2008
End of Third North Polar Pass
1 Jul 2008
Projected Mission End
2 Jul 2008
Still going !
1 Jan 2009
Still going !
9 Feb 2009
Minimum Earth range (3.52 AU)
?? ??? 2009
Hydrazine runs out or freezes
30 Jun 2009
Mission Finally Ends

5 Oct 2013
Next closest approach to Earth (1.25 AU)*
6 Oct 2013
23rd Anniversary of Launch
29 Nov 2013
Fourth Perihelion (1.39 AU)*


* Subject to revision after final orbit determination.

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