Wednesday, October 19, 2016

“Roscosmos” appreciated the chance to communicate with the module “Schiaparelli” – Interfax

Moscow. 19 Oct. INTERFAX.RU – the Batteries of the module “Schiaparelli” will maintain its operability from three to ten days during this period still has a chance to communicate with the module, said “Roscosmos”.

“Contact with a demonstration lander “Schiaparelli”, which was supposed to land on Mars, has not yet been stabilized”, – is spoken in the message of the Corporation.

According to “Roskosmos”, if the module made a soft landing on the surface of the planet, the chance to bond with him continue for several more days.

“the Batteries should maintain, from three to ten days, during which it will be possible to communicate with the lander,” said the Corporation.

Earlier Wednesday, the European space Agency (ESA) reported that from module “Schiaparelli” landing on Mars, the signal is received, but no telemetry data.

a source in the rocket and space industry told Interfax that the lack of telemetry may indicate damage to the device. “The lack of telemetry may be the result of damage to the transmitting device of the module”, – said the source.

He did not rule out that “on the other hand the telemetry processing can take a long time due to the natural delay in the signal transmission”.

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