The next Mars Odyssey communication opportunity will take place at 09.04 GMT tomorrow. The results of this session will be announced on the Beagle 2 and PPARC websites as soon as they are available - probably after 14.00 GMT.

Other opportunities to communicate with Beagle 2, including pre-programmed sessions with Mars Express, are listed on the Beagle 2 website.

Meanwhile, earlier today, ESA's Mars Express orbiter was successfully inserted into a polar orbit around the Red Planet. This manoeuvre means that Mars Express will be ideally placed to communicate with Beagle 2 when it passes over the landing site in Isidis Planitia in a few days' time.

The next Beagle 2 press briefing is scheduled to take place at the Media Centre in Camden on Sunday 4th January. Details will be confirmed on the websites at a later date.