ROSETTA-ORBITER STEINSRPCLAP: Calibrated RPC-LAP Data from Asteroid 2867 Steins Fly-by

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft RPC-LAP instrument data from the fly-by of asteroid 2867 Steins. The dataset contains calibrated instrument outputs in volts and amperes, corrected for instrument offsets. The data was last updated on 2026-03-13.

Use Cases

• Modeling the plasma environment around an asteroid based on calibrated voltage and current measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft charging effects during an asteroid encounter based on electrical instrument data.
• Studying the interaction between solar wind and asteroid 2867 Steins using calibrated RPC-LAP outputs.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated and corrected for instrument offsets, as stated in the description.
• Produced by the authoritative source NASA.
• Dataset has a specific update timestamp of 2026-03-13 06:25:10.590307.

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

Acquired by the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during the Steins fly-by mission phase.

Time Range

During the Steins fly-by mission phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:25:10.590307; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spacecraft trajectory during the fly-by of asteroid 2867 Steins.