| NEAR Eros Orbital Phases |
| Mission Phase | Start Year (Year-Day) |
Stop Year (Year-Day) |
Length (Days) |
Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
Stop Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
Transition Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far Approach | 2000-011 | 2000-044 | 32 | 2000-01-11 | 2000-02-13 | |
| Injection | 2000-045 | 2000-062 | 18 | 2000-02-14 | 2000-03-02 | |
| 200km Orbit North | 2000-063 | 2000-092 | 31 | 2000-03-03 | 2000-04-01 | |
| 100km Orbit North | 2000-093 | 2000-112 | 21 | 2000-04-02 | 2000-04-21 | 04-02 to 04-10 |
| 50km Orbit A | 2000-113 | 2000-188 | 76 | 2000-04-22 | 2000-07-06 | 04-22 to 04-29 |
| 35km Orbit A | 2000-189 | 2000-205 | 17 | 2000-07-07 | 2000-07-23 | 07-07 to 07-13 |
| 50km Orbit BC | 2000-206 | 2000-238 | 33 | 2000-07-24 | 2000-08-25 | 07-24 to 07-30 |
| 100km South | 2000-239 | 2000-286 | 48 | 2000-08-26 | 2000-10-12 | 08-26 to 09-05 |
| 50km Orbit D | 2000-287 | 2000-298 | 12 | 2000-10-13 | 2000-10-24 | 10-13 to 10-19 |
| Low Alt Flyover 1 | 2000-299 | 2000-299 | 1 | 2000-10-25 | 2000-10-25 | |
| 200km Orbit South | 2000-300 | 2000-341 | 42 | 2000-10-26 | 2000-12-06 | 10-26 to 11-02 |
| 35km Orbit B | 2000-342 | 2001-023 | 48 | 2000-12-07 | 2001-01-23 | 12-07 to 12-13 |
| Low Alt Flyover 2 | 2001-024 | 2001-027 | 4 | 2001-01-24 | 2001-01-27 | |
| 35km Orbit C | 2001-028 | 2001-042 | 15 | 2001-01-28 | 2001-02-11 | |
| Descent | 2001-043 | 2001-043 | 1 | 2001-02-12 | 2001-02-12 |