OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in the Utah Desert

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Wednesday, 27 September 2023

The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

Planetary Positions

02.11.2024 at 20:27:49 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	10 Sco 54' 40"
The Moon	25 Sco 30' 15"
Mercury	00 Sag 04' 04"
Venus	19 Sag 19' 46"
Mars	29 Can 32' 33"
Jupiter	20 Gem 20' 28" R
Saturn	12 Pis 50' 04" R
Uranus	25 Tau 49' 38" R
Neptune	27 Pis 28' 01" R
Pluto	29 Cap 45' 22"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	-4
Proton Density:	0.73
Proton Speed:	458.6 k/sec
KP Status:	2.67

Type	Nov 2	Nov 3	Nov 4
Active	25%	35%	35%
Minor	5%	25%	20%
Moderate	1%	5%	5%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.33	2.67	3.67
03-06UT	1.33	3.00	2.67
06-09UT	1.00	2.67	2.67
09-12UT	1.00	2.67	2.00
12-15UT	2.33	2.33	1.67
15-18UT	2.33	2.67	1.67
18-21UT	2.67	3.67	1.67
21-00UT	2.67	3.67	2.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was moderate this period with four R1 (Minor) events observed. Growth was noted in Regions 3871 (S09W76, Dai/beta-gamma) and 3881 (S09E14, Dai/beta), while the remaining regions were mostly stable. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available data.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were enhanced late in the period with sustained negative Bz. Total field strength ranged 6-12 nT and the Bz component varied +8/-12 nT. Solar wind speeds ranged from 400-500 km/s.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at elevated levels but remained below the S-scale event threshold. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal and moderate levels. .Forecast... There is a chance for the greater than 10 MeV proton flux to reach S1 (Minor) levels over 02-04 Nov. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux is expected to be at normal to moderate levels through 04 Nov.

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in the Utah Desert

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