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MISSION MILESTONES

06 Oct 1990   Launch on the Space Shuttle "Discovery"
08 Feb 1991   Jupiter Closest Approach
26 Jun 1994   Start of First South Polar Pass
13 Sep 1994   Maximum South Solar Latitude (-80.2o)
05 Nov 1994   End of First South Polar Pass
13 Mar 1995   Ecliptic Crossing
19 Jun 1995   Start of First North Polar Pass
31 Jul 1995   Maximum North Solar Latitude (+80.2o)
29 Sep 1995   End of First North Polar Pass
09 May 1998   Ecliptic Crossing
08 Sep 2000   Start of Second South Polar Pass
27 Nov 2000   Maximum South Solar Latitude (-80.2o)
16 Jan 2001   End of Second South Polar Pass
25 May 2001   Ecliptic Crossing
19 Jul 2001   Minimum Earth range (1.34 AU)
31 Aug 2001   Start of Second North Polar Pass
03 Sep 2001   Start of Second North Solar Latitude
13 Oct 2001   Maximum North Solar Latitude (+80.2o)
12 Dec 2001   End of Second North Polar Pass
30 Aug 2003   8th Conjunction
(SPE = 2.7°, SEP = 13.6°)
04 Feb 2004   Jupiter Closest Approach
26 Feb 2004   7th Opposition
(SPE = 1.6°, SEP = 171.6°)
30 Jun 2004   3rd Aphelion (5.41 AU)
14 July 2004   Ecliptic Crossing
29 Aug 2004   Maximum Earth range (6.40 AU)
01 Sep 2004   9th Conjunction
(SPE = 0.4°, SEP = 2.0°)
28 Feb 2005   8th Opposition
(SPE = 2.7°, SEP = 165.8°)
04
Sep 2005   10th Conjunction
(SPE = 3.8°, SEP = 18.4°)
17 Nov 2006   Start of Third South Polar Pass
07
Feb 2007   Maximum South Solar Latitude (-79.7°)
03
Apr 2007   End of Third South Polar Pass
18
Aug 2007   3rd Perihelion
19
Aug 2007   Ecliptic crossing
27
Aug 2007   Minimum Earth range (0.42 AU)
30
Nov 2007   Start of Third North Polar Pass
14 Jan 2008   Maximum North Solar Latituded (79.8°)
15 Mar 2008   End of Third North Polar Pass
 
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