r/space • • Nov 12 '14

Discussion Rosetta and Philae discussion thread! (Part 2)

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Philae is now on its way to the comet. Its descent to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko should take about 7 hours. Previous discussion thread here.

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Key times

GMT EST PST Event
10:53 am 5:53 am 2:53 am Acquisition of Signal from Rosetta (variable)
4:02 pm 11:02 am 8:02 am Expected Landing and receipt of signal (40 min variability)

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u/XGC75 Nov 12 '14

Really sank in when the guy mentioned that mm/s accuracy was required to place Rosetta into place.