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From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum)
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Subject: Re: Voyager, on to Uranus.
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Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 08:15:43 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 08:15:43 1985
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On the subject of Voyager 2's condition, there are two major systems
with problems.  One is the main receiver.  It doesn't work at all.
The backup does work but has problems locking on to Earth-based
signals in certain temperature ranges; JPL people in charge, though,
say they have worked away around this and that it shouldn't pose
a problem.  The other problem is that, during the passby of Saturn,
some damage was sustained in the mechanisms that move the camera
platform, causing it to stick at times.  Again, JPL said that there
should be no problem with this as the platform seems to move just
fine if moved slowly.  Also, they have learned how to point the
cameras by rotating the entire spacecraft.