DATA/STATUS REPORTS TEAM: KUO

STATUS REPORT 1 - LAUNCH

LAUNCH SITE

Kamiloiki Elementary School

DATE OF LAUNCH

3-30-99

TIME OF LAUNCH

1300 hours PST

DESTINATION (Mars)

Valles Marinaris
The Viking 5

NAME OF SPACECRAFT

Viking V

SPONSOR(s)

Hewlett Packard

KIND OF SPACECRAFT

Lander/Rover

PROTECTIVE COVERING

THERMAL

Yes

METEROID

RADIATION

INSTRUMENTS
NAME
FUNCTION

1

Camera

takes pictures

2

Solar Panels

produce electrical power

3

reserve fuel tank

energy

4

robotic arm

looks for rocks for fossils

5

nuclear reactor

provides power where there is no sun

6

4 headlights

provides light on dark side of the moon

7

communications antenna

communications with Earth

8

soil & rock analyzer

 DEPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Impact will pop open lander, rover will arrive out and begin collection process.

Assembly Instructions:

  1. Tape headlights on area marked
  2. Tape camera on area marked
  3. Attach the rock and soil analyzer under the solar panels where marked
  4. Attach the Communication Antennae next to the rock and soil analyzer
  5. Tape camera on
  6. Attach the robotic arm next to the camera
  7. Attach the nuclear reactors on solar panels on area marked
  8. Put the solar panels on top of rover
  9. Attach the reserve fuel tank on the lander

DURABILITY TESTS
TEST NAME

1

Landing Test check

STATUS REPORT 2 - ARRIVAL

NAME OF SPACECRAFT

Viking V

LANDING SITE

Valles Marinaris

DATE OF ARRIVAL

4-2-99

TIME OF ARRIVAL

1400 hours PST

CONDITION OF SPACECRAFT

Good, Awaiting assembly

DATA RECEIVED........

 

PURPOSE:

The Viking 5's purpose is to look for fossils. It has a robotic arm to grab rocks and put it in the soil and rock analyzer. If no fossils are found, it will take the rock and deposit it back on the surface. The camera will guide it and allow us to see the surface. The headlights will allow it to see on the Dark Side of Mars. the nuclear reactors power it where there is no sunlight. The Communication Antenna allows communications with Earth. The rock and soil analyzer looks for fossils. When the Lander lands, the hard hit pops open the Lander (becaruse there are no parachutes), allowing the rover to rove about. There is reserve fuel on the top of the lander.