MARS EXPRESS: Solar Conjunction Radio Science Data from 2019-09-15

Mars Express Radio Science data captured during a specific solar conjunction event on 2019-09-15. The dataset was collected by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft during its extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31. It is hosted on Data.gov and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling radio signal propagation through the solar corona based on solar conjunction measurements
• Analyzing spacecraft navigation and communication effects during solar events based on the time-series data
• Studying interplanetary plasma and solar wind properties using radio science techniques

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, well-defined solar conjunction event on 2019-09-15
• Collected during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31
• Originates from the Mars Express mission, a recognized planetary science spacecraft

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

Collected via Mars Express spacecraft Radio Science experiments

Time Range

2019-09-15T04:30:41.000 to 2019-09-15T07:39:32.500 (specific event); mission phase 2019-01-01 to 2020-12 31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:08:03.047852; freshness should be verified

Geography

Interplanetary space between Mars and Earth, specifically during solar conjunction