Deep Impact HRII/HRIV/MRI Instrument Temperatures: Launch to Encounter

NASA's Deep Impact flyby spacecraft temperature data from 27 sensors on instruments, telescopes, and solar wings. Measurements begin three days after launch on 15 January 2005 and continue through five days after the encounter with comet 9P/Tempel 1 on 9 July 2005. The dataset contains resampled raw and averaged temperature readings.

Use Cases

• Model spacecraft thermal behavior based on sensor readings from instruments and telescopes
• Analyze instrument platform temperature stability during the mission's operational phase
• Monitor solar wing thermal performance based on sensor data
• Correlate temperature changes with mission events like launch and comet encounter

Strengths

• 27 distinct temperature sensors provide multiple measurement points
• Data covers a defined mission period from launch (15 Jan 2005) to post-encounter (9 Jul 2005)
• Includes both raw and averaged resampled measurements

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Resampled (raw, averaged) temperature measurements from spacecraft sensors.

Time Range

15 January 2005 to 9 July 2005