ROSETTA-ORBITER GIADA: Instrument Calibration and Noise Data from Cruise Phase

GIADA instrument data from the Rosetta orbiter's 'Cruise 2' mission phase, covering passive payload checkouts in October 2005 and March 2006. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this volume, which contains housekeeping and calibration data converted from ADC counts to engineering values. These data are intended for evaluating instrument health and behavior, as scientific data are due to noise with no actual dust events expected during this phase.

Use Cases

• Evaluate instrument health and behavior based on housekeeping and calibration data from all GIADA sub-systems.
• Analyze frequency changes in the MBS (Micro Balance System) for potential contaminant deposition in the spacecraft environment.
• Benchmark instrument noise characteristics during quiet mission phases based on data from the GDS (Grain Detection System) and IS (Impact Sensor).
• Compare calibration data across different mission phases to assess instrument stability.

Strengths

• Data have been converted from raw ADC counts to engineering values.
• The quality of the Housekeeping and Calibration data is described as good in the source description.
• Contains documentation which describes the GIADA experiment.

Limitations

• Scientific data are due to noise, as no grain event is expected, and must be considered only for evaluating instrument behavior.
• 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

Experiment Data acquired by the GIADA instrument during the Rosetta orbiter's 'Cruise 2' phase.

Time Range

Covers passive payload checkouts on 02/03-10-2005 and 05/06-03-2006.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:08:48.309339; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data acquired in space during the Rosetta mission cruise phase.