ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Prelanding Radio Science Gravity Measurements

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 global gravity measurements for a specific interval from 2014-11-11T14:48:05.000 to 2014-11-12T03:03:12.000. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Data covers a defined prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Includes a precise high-resolution gravity measurement window of approximately 12 hours.
• Originates from the authoritative NASA Rosetta mission.

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 via Radio Science instrumentation on the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with detailed measurements from 2014-11-11T14:48:05.000 to 2014-11-12T03:03:12.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:41:28.418278; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko