ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Radio Science Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

Rosetta Radio Science data collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18. This dataset provides global gravity measurements at comet 67P, specifically covering a 1-hour 44-minute window on 2014-09-07. The data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal gravity variations during the prelanding phase of the Rosetta mission.
• Calibrating or validating orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft.
• Studying the internal structure and mass distribution of comet 67P.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 1-hour 44-minute observation window on 2014-09-07, providing a focused snapshot.
• Dataset is part of the Rosetta mission's prelanding phase, which spanned nearly 10 months from January to November 2014.
• Last updated in March 2026, suggesting potential metadata maintenance.

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

Collected by the Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific measurement from 2014-09-07T06:32:05.000 to 2014-09-07T08:16:26.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:43:17.032563; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.