STARDUST Status Report

September 22, 2000

There were two Deep Space Network (DSN) tracking passes during the past week. All subsystems onboard the spacecraft are performing normally.

The two DSN passes, both on Wednesday September 20, were used to return the remaining Navigation Camera (NavCam) images that were taken on September 12. The five images are being analyzed to determine if any performance improvement resulted from last month's week long CCD heater test.

Plans are being considered for additional NavCam calibration images and possibly another heater test.

The next Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-4) is scheduled for November 14.

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