ROSETTA-ORBITER RSI: Comet 67P Gravity Measurements from Prelanding Phase

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18, with a specific gravity measurement on 2014-10-22T04:17:05.000 to 2014-10-22T08:19:36.000. This is a Rosetta Radio Science data set collected during the PRELANDING phase at comet 67P. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft trajectory and orbital dynamics during the prelanding phase.
• Studying comet composition and internal structure inferred from gravity data.
• Calibrating radio science instrument performance for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined prelanding phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18.
• Specific gravity measurement event is precisely timestamped to a ~4-hour window on 2014-10-22.
• Dataset originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission by NASA.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are 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 Rosetta Orbiter Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instruments.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with a specific measurement from 2014-10-22T04:17:05.000 to 2014-10-22T08:19:36.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:50:32.283123; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko