| Description: The type attribute provides a classification for the resource. |
| Namespace Id: pds | Steward: pds | Class Name: Airborne | Type: ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed |
| Minimum Value: None | Maximum Value: None | Minimum Characters: 1 | Maximum Characters: 255 |
| Unit of Measure Type: None | Default Unit Id: None | Attribute Concept: None | Conceptual Domain: None |
| Status: Active | Nillable: false | Pattern: None |
| Permissible Value(s) | Value | Value Meaning |
| | Aircraft | An airborne observatory carried on a powered, heavier than air vessel supporting observations, measurements, and scientific experiments during flight. |
| | Balloon | A balloon-borne observatory, typically consisting of a gondola structure carrying one or more telescopes and instruments, borne aloft by an unpowered or minimially powered lighter-than-atmosphere balloon for a limited observing period. |
| | Suborbital Rocket | A Suborbital Rocket is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. |