If you go to the DSN NOW page at http://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html you will see ISEE-3 (ICE) lined up ready for ranging at DSS-24 at Goldstone. Our ranging session starts at 1:45 pm PDT…
Category: The ISEE-3 Reboot Project
ISEE-3 's Current Position
#ISEE3 now at 0.96 AU from the Sun, 9.48 million km from the Earth. DSN station 24 at Goldstone to track at 19:45 UTC pic.twitter.com/RQpXpahUj6 — Mike Loucks (@Astrogator_Mike) June 18, 2014
Morehead State Is Ready To Talk to ISEE-3 With New Gear
The @ISEE3Reboot amplifier looks nice in the MSU 21m antenna control room. pic.twitter.com/fTAkxDAFih — rfspace (@rfspace) June 18, 2014
Video: The ISEE-3 Song
Tim Reyes (ISEE-3 team member): I sought someone to write a song. Local friends pointed to me and I was given a chance to contribute in this way to bring public awareness…
DSN is Getting Ready for ISEE-3
We're adding @ISEE3Reboot to our #DSNNow pipeline – should start appearing on Station 25 at 19:45UTC tomorrow on http://t.co/L93kKir5ro — : NASA_Eyes (@nasa_eyes) June 17, 2014
ISEE-3 Status Report 16 June 2014 (afternoon)
We have now confirmed that both ISEE-3 transponders – A & B – are in coherent ranging mode. We have a very strong confirmation (correct number of commands accepted) that transponder A…
Detecting ISEE-3 in Estonia
According to Viljo Allik in Estonia “I did another ISEE-3 receive test today. Results are added to the previous files here: http://193.40.1.117/public/p_DSN/ISEE3/ In the demodulated signal spectrum of the the last images…
Another ISEE-3 Signal Detection
ISEE-3 (ICE) Spacecraft Detected, USA-SATCOM.COM “ISEE-3 (ICE) Spacecraft was detected today using a 1.2m dish at 2270.390831 MHz. The signal at this frequency was also simultaneously detected and confirmed by Paul over…
ISEE-3 In The News
Calling Back a Zombie Ship From the Graveyard of Space, New York Times (front page story!) “Mr. Wingo has now persuaded NASA to use the Deep Space Network to pinpoint ISEE-3’s trajectory,…
ISEE-3 Propulsion System Overview
The ISEE-3 spacecraft is a 16-sided drum-shaped structure designed for spin-stabilized operation. [click on image to enlarge] It measures 161 centimeters in height and 174 centimeters in diameter and had a nominal…
ISEE-3 Status Report 13 June 2014 – Green Light For Spin-up
NASA has given us approval to fire the spin thrusters on ISEE-3 to increase its spin from 19.16 rpm up to the mission specification of 19.75 +/- 0.2 rpm. This spin rate…