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

From 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18, the Rosetta orbiter collected Radio Science data during its PRELANDING phase at comet 67P. The dataset includes a specific Global Gravity measurement covering the period 2014-09-30T16:15:30.000 to 2014-10-01T01:15:14.000. It is published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravity during the prelanding orbital phase.
• Calibrating and validating radio science instrumentation for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Includes a specific high-resolution gravity measurement spanning approximately 9 hours.
• Produced by the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with a specific gravity measurement from 2014-09-30T16:15:30.000 to 2014-10-01T01:15:14.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:27:35.256313; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.