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Where's DS1 Right Now?
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WHERE'S DEEP SPACE 1 RIGHT NOW?
The images below are all SIMULATED views.
All of the images are computer generated.
Clicking on any of the images below
will bring up higher resolution version of that image. Images created by Ron Baalke.
Note: The DS1 mission ended on December 18, 2001, so this page is no longer being updated.
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 The above image shows the current position of the Deep Space 1 spacecraft. A portion of the spacecraft's trajectory from April 2000 to December 2001 is shown in blue.
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 The above image shows Comet Borrelly's orbit (in blue). The comet passes inside of the orbit of Mars and then out past Jupiter's orbit.
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 An edge-on view of Comet's Borrelly's orbit, showing that the orbit of the comet is inclined 30 degrees. Jupiter's orbit is shown in white for scale.
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