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

From 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18, the Rosetta spacecraft collected Radio Science data during its PRELANDING phase at comet 67P. This dataset contains Global Gravity measurements for a specific observation window on 2014-10-19. The data originates from 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 phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11 18.
• Calibrating spacecraft trajectory models using precise time-series data from 2014-10-19.
• Studying comet nucleus density and mass distribution from global gravity data.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Includes a precise observation window for gravity data on 2014-10-19.
• Produced 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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with specific gravity data from 2014-10-19T15:15:40.000 to 2014-10-19T22:01:23.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:35:45.451175; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko