Cassini RPWS: Edited Full Resolution Wideband Waveform Data

The Cassini Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) edited full resolution data set includes all wideband waveform data for the entire Cassini mission. This data set includes uncalibrated values for each wideband channel for each sensor for all times during the mission, including flybys of Venus, Earth, and Jupiter, interplanetary cruise, and the entire Saturn tour. Data are acquired from the RPWS Wideband Receiver and presented in fixed-length time series records.

Use Cases

• Detecting solitary features like dust impacts or electrostatic solitary waves based on time-domain waveform analysis.
• Examining the detailed time and spectral evolution of plasma waves based on frequency-domain transformation.
• Analyzing radio emissions from Saturn and its moons based on wideband waveform data.
• Graphically searching for data of interest using the included browse data set of thumbnail and full-sized spectrograms.

Strengths

• Covers the entire Cassini mission timeline, including multiple planetary flybys and the Saturn tour.
• Provides the highest resolution data from the RPWS instrument in the form of waveform series.
• Includes a graphical browse data set for easier data discovery and selection.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired from the Cassini spacecraft's Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) Wideband Receiver.

Time Range

Covers the entire Cassini mission, including flybys of Venus, Earth, Jupiter, and the Saturn tour.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:51:31.832372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Interplanetary space, with focus on the Saturn system.