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Forwarded from the Mars Observer Project

                MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
                    December 22, 1992

The C5A sequence continues to clock out and the C5B
sequence is being readied for early January uplink, pending
final confirmation of the date for transition to outer cruise
attitude.

The SCT has successfully loaded the I + 89 star catalogs and
ephemeris updates and the spacecraft is collecting stars while
in the Sun Star Init mode.  The spacecraft will be commanded
back to the  Array Normal Spin mode this afternoon.

The spacecraft is expected to be placed in the outer cruise
configuration in early January, which positions the spacecraft
HGA (High Gain Antenna) and solar array towards earth.  Following
transition to outer cruise, the HGA will be activated.  Following a
short calibration period, the HGA will then be utilized throughout
the rest of the mission for nominal operations.  Until this
transition point, the spacecraft will remain very inactive, with
only star catalog updates planned.

The spacecraft engineering elements and payload instruments
continue to perform well, and within specification.
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