The NASA Parker Solar Probe broke radio silence last night after its record close flyby of the Sun last Sunday.
It sent a planned short beacon tone signal via NASA DSN Deep Space Station 34 in Canberra to the operations team at JHUAPL in Laurel, MD. The signal was received just before midnight EST On Dec 26.
Next, the spacecraft is expected to send back detailed status data on Jan 1 and science data over the next few weeks.
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https://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Show-Article.php?articleID=206
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