MARS EXPRESS Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements, 2015

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during the extended mission phase from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31. The dataset covers a specific Solar Conjunction measurement event from 2015-06-28T12:23:01 to 2015-06-28T14:09:00. It is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar conjunction effects on spacecraft communication based on the radio science measurement event.
• Study planetary atmospheric properties using radio occultation techniques implied by the dataset's nature.
• Model spacecraft trajectory and gravitational field perturbations based on radio science data.
• Validate and calibrate radio signal propagation models for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, well-defined Solar Conjunction measurement event lasting approximately 1.86 hours.
• Dataset has a clear temporal coverage from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31 for the extended mission phase.
• Provided by the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Radio Science measurements collected by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

Extended mission phase: 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31. Specific event: 2015-06-28T12:23:01 to 2015-06-28T14:09:00.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:47:37.153903; freshness should be verified.