ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Gravity Measurements During Extension 1 Phase

From 2016-01-15T16:49:00.000 to 2016-01-16T00:15:26.000, the Rosetta orbiter collected radio science data for global gravity measurement at comet 67P. The dataset covers the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in comet gravity during a specific orbital phase.
• Calibrating spacecraft navigation and radio science instrumentation.
• Comparing gravitational data with other Rosetta mission datasets for composite analysis.

Strengths

• Data covers a precise 7.5-hour observation window on 2016-01-15 to 2016-01-16.
• Focuses on global gravity measurement, a key physical property for comet analysis.
• Part of the official ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is 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

Radio science measurements collected by the Rosetta spacecraft orbiter.

Time Range

2016-01-15T16:49:00.000 to 2016-01-16T00:15:26.000 (observation); 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05 (mission phase)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:12:19.218252; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko