SBN 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