New Horizons REX: Jupiter Encounter Calibrated Radio Science Data

NASA's New Horizons Radio Science Experiment (REX) instrument collected this calibrated data during the spacecraft's Jupiter encounter mission phase. This is Version 1.0 of the dataset, which includes calibrations using known radio sources, Jupiter, and cold sky measurements. The data set also contains operational readiness tests, internal test pattern calibration, and prime science radiometry and occultation observations for the Pluto Encounter.

Use Cases

• Calibrating radio science instruments based on known radio source measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing spacecraft operational readiness based on test data mentioned in the description
• Studying planetary atmospheres based on occultation observation data mentioned in the description
• Validating instrument performance based on internal test pattern calibration mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Data is calibrated using known radio sources, Jupiter, and cold sky measurements, as stated in the description
• Dataset is Version 1.0, indicating a specific release state
• Produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a recognized authority

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 by the New Horizons Radio Science Experiment instrument during the Jupiter encounter mission phase.

Time Range

Jupiter encounter mission phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:52:01.583401; freshness should be verified

Geography

Jupiter and surrounding space.