ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS: Comet 67P Telemetry Data from Extension 3

National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides telemetry data from the VIRTIS instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset contains digital numbers from the EXTENSION 3 MTP035 phase, which occurred from 2016-09-26 to 2016-09-29. This version 2.0 was produced by a fixed EGSE software, correcting an issue where the old software produced incomplete products.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet 67P's spectral properties based on the VIRTIS instrument telemetry
• Validate spacecraft instrument software performance based on the dataset versioning information
• Study temporal changes in comet activity during the specific 2016 observation phase

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Dataset version 2.0 corrects a known software issue that produced incomplete products
• Covers a specific observation phase from 2016-09-26 to 2016-09-29

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Telemetry packages from the VIRTIS instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft

Time Range

2016-09-26 to 2016-09-29

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:20:21.365489; freshness should be verified

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko