MESSENGER Real-Time Simulation

MESSENGER third Mercury flyby at the Planetary Society: View Link
MESSENGER flyby simulation at the JHUAPL: View Link
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Spacecraft Event Time (Local Time Zone)

See also: Full Timeline

Timeline of events and trajectory data loading ...


CURRENT LOCAL TIME
Ephemeris Time
Progress to Mercury Orbit Insertion
by distance:      by time:

Sun Mercury Earth
Timeline of events loading ...


MACS - Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer. GRS - Gamma-Ray Spectrometer. XRS - X-Ray Spectrometer. FIPS - Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer. EPS - Energetic Particle Spectrometer. WAC - Wide angle cameria. NAC - Narrow angle camera. MLA - Mercury Laser Altimeter.