Voyager 2 Saturn Radio Occultation Raw Data from 1981

VOYAGER 2 SATURN RADIO OCCULTATION RAW DATA V1.0 is a dataset from NASA containing raw voltage outputs from S-band and X-band receivers during the spacecraft's Saturn occultation on 26 August 1981. The data includes ring scattering and calibration information collected about 8 hours earlier, along with ancillary files for analysis. These raw measurements have been used to derive profiles of temperature and pressure in Saturn's atmosphere and infer magnetic field orientations in its ionosphere.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric temperature and pressure profiles based on the radio occultation signal.
• Analyzing upper ionosphere magnetic field orientations inferred from the reduced data.
• Studying ring scattering properties from data collected during the same time period.
• Calibrating radio science instruments using the included test and calibration data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Voyager 2 mission conducted by NASA.
• Includes raw voltage outputs, reduced atmospheric profiles, and ancillary files for a complete analysis context.
• Covers a specific, well-documented event on 26 August 1981.

Limitations

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

Raw data sampled from Voyager 2 spacecraft receivers during the Saturn radio occultation.

Time Range

26 August 1981

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 07:53:38.308568; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saturn and its surrounding space environment.