During Easter Odin has rested in the standby celestial mode over the northern starry sky. Now the work with calibration of the attitude control system will resume as well as the work with entering further fine pointing modes. Tests of entering standby celestial mode during short periods were also done and today the tests will continue during longer periods. The image was captured when Odin sweeps by the planet during the transition between standby magnetic and standby celestial. March Various tests of Odin in orbit continue with main focus on the attitude control system.
Some tasks remain before the measurements can seriously begin.
At present, the next pointing mode, standby celestial, is being planned. The mode will then be tested during several passes before the satellite can point towards the planet Jupiter. Jupiter is visible at the present and can be used for calibrating the radiometer and the direction of the telescope. The team is now working on the attitude control system and the radiometer in order to be able to point Odin towards Jupiter as soon as it is considered safe. The Radiometer and Osiris have been switched on several times.