ROSETTA-ORBITER GIADA: Instrument Checkout and Calibration Data from Earth Swingby

GIADA instrument checkout data from the Rosetta spacecraft's Payload Checkout 10, conducted from September 21 to October 2, 2009. The dataset contains engineering values converted from ADC counts, including housekeeping and calibration data from all GIADA sub-systems. Scientific data are due to instrument noise, as no dust grain events were expected during this mission phase.

Use Cases

• Evaluate instrument health and behavior based on housekeeping and calibration data mentioned in the description
• Analyze frequency changes in the MBS subsystem to monitor for contaminant deposition in the spacecraft environment
• Study instrument noise characteristics during periods with no expected scientific events
• Compare instrument performance across different mission phases using the described calibration data

Strengths

• Data quality for housekeeping and calibration is explicitly stated as 'good' in the description
• Covers a 12-day active checkout period with procedures executed on both Main and Redundant interfaces
• Includes data from all GIADA sub-systems for comprehensive instrument assessment

Limitations

• Scientific data are described as 'due to noise' and not representative of real dust events
• 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

Data collected during the Rosetta spacecraft's Payload Checkout 10 (PC10) active test scenario, converted from ADC counts to engineering values.

Time Range

September 21, 2009 to October我们发现2, 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:09:40.962851; freshness should be verified

Geography

Spacecraft data collected during Earth swingby phase of the Rosetta mission.