Modules of the project “Eczemas” successfully separated on approach to the red planet – a Look

Modules project “ExoMars-2016″ successfully split before landing on the Red planet, said the Russian space Agency; the landing module “Schiaparelli” is scheduled for October 19.

“October 16, 2016, has successfully passed the Department airborne demonstration module Schiaparelli (“list”) from the orbital module TGO (Trace Gas Orbiter – orbital module) mission “ExoMars-2016″ on the approach to Mars”, – “Interfax” the message of Roscosmos.

“the Rover “Paster”, geological research and the search for traces of life around the landing site and the probe “Schiaparelli” will explore the traces of rare elements in the atmosphere of Mars”

Thus begins a rapprochement with the red planet: module “Schiaparelli” will unwind and will begin an independent journey to a stable Martian orbit. After that, the prototype Mars Rover “Pasteur” on Wednesday will begin examining the mysteries of Mars. The task of the “Pasteur” – geological research and the search for traces of life around the landing site and the probe will study the traces of rare elements in the atmosphere of Mars and search for deposits of water ice.

the Press service of the state Corporation “Roskosmos” reported RIA “Novosti” that “Schiaparelli” will continue to move along a trajectory crossing the orbit of Mars, to landing on the planet, and the Orbiter TGO on Monday will perform a maneuver transition to hyperbolic with respect to Mars’s orbit on 19 October will start the braking maneuver to enter the orbit of Mars.

the Landing module “Schiaparelli” is scheduled for October 19. “Schiaparelli” will enter the atmosphere at an altitude of about 122.5 kilometers at a speed of about 21 thousand km/h approximately 17.42 GMT. The parachute is opened at an altitude of 11 kilometers at a speed module 1 thousand 650 km/h, and the special design of the device will soften the blow when falling. Roughly 17.48 GMT on Wednesday, the module “Schiaparelli” will start signal transmission from the surface.

“Signal from the lander will receive and record the Martian probe Mars Express (ESA, during landing), Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA, a few minutes after landing) and TGO (during landing). Reception and retransmission of the signal will provide the TGO (prior to the withdrawal of reception areas) and “Mars-Express”, – reads the statement of the Russian space Agency.

in turn, In Russia in the framework of creating an integrated ground segment of the project “ExoMars” will be receiving signals to the orbital module TGO stations in Bear lakes and oceans. It will be possible to judge the beginning of the braking maneuver and the output unit out of the radio shadow of Mars after the end of braking.

Wednesday is also expected to transition TGO in highly elliptical orbit of Mars. “After the maneuver withdrawal from the trajectory of collision with Mars, which is scheduled for October 17, TGO will include engine stop 134 minutes to reduce speed to a level sufficient to “capture” the orbital module of the gravitational field of Mars. The end of the maneuver TGO falls on a period of “shadowing” (the spacecraft is behind Mars, signals from it on Earth is not accepted). The output TGO of the radio shadow of Mars is expected at about 19.30 Moscow time”, – adds a press-service.

Thus, the TGO must go on a highly elliptical orbit with a period of four Martian days (slightly more than four earth days) and stay on it until the end of 2016.

the Russian-European mission “ExoMars-2016″ was launched on 14 March, 2016 launching from the Baikonur cosmodrome carrier rocket “proton-M” spacecraft within the orbital module TGO demonstration of the descent module Schiaparelli.