Collection Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:mess-rs-raw:calib::1.0
NAME MESSENGER Radio Science Calibration Data Products Collection
TYPE Data
DESCRIPTION This calibration collection contains data products which support the MESSENGER Radio Science Subsystem (RSS) raw data archive.
This collection contains various calibration data products: (1) Antenna configuration state files: The MESSENGER project produces antenna configuration data from each contact for which they are available. They give the state of the antenna. The data file is accompanied by detached full PDS label. The file contains antenna configuration status indicators. For each day, there is an entry at 00:00 that describes the antenna configuration at the start of the day, and additional entries for each change in the antenna configuration. This product is cumulative over the course of the mission. (2) Ionosphere Calibration Files: These files are DSN TRK-2-23 Media Calibration files. These provide ionospheric calibration information. They are of two types, Doppler and range data and Delta Differenced One-way Ranging (VLBI). The file naming convention differs from the others in that the stop date contains only the day of year (not the year) and 'tt' is either VL for the VLBI files and DP for the Doppler and range files. These are generated periodically by the DSMS and provided by JPL. (3) Light Time Files: These files provide one way light travel time values for both the upleg and downleg directions between the MESSENGER spacecraft and the three Deep Space Communications Complex (DSCC) facilities. (4) Momentum Dump Maneuver files: This is a cumulative file that contains angular momentum dump data associated with each propulsive event. It is updated with each release and the newer version replaces the older one. (5) Maneuver Performance Data Files: These are generated by the MESSENGER project when there is a propulsive event. These contain estimates of spacecraft mass and center of mass; moments of inertia; thruster locations, directions, and magnitudes; and propellant flow rate. (6) Small Forces Files: These are generated by the MESSENGER project when there is a propulsive event. They give information on the cumulative delta-V effect on the spacecraft due to thruster firing, mass loss due to the expenditure of propellant, and cumulative on-times for each individual thruster. (7) Troposphere Calibration Files: These files are DSN TRK-2-23 Media Calibration files. These provide tropospheric calibration information. These are generated periodically by the DSMS and provided by JPL. (8) DSN Weather Files: These files are DSN TRK-2-24 Weather files. They give information about the weather conditions at a given DSCC. The file naming convention differs from the others in that the stop date contains only the day of year (not the year) and 'ss' is the DSCC number (10 - Goldstone, 40 - Canberra, 60 - Madrid). These are generated periodically by the DSMS and provided by JPL.
SEARCH/ACCESS DATA MESSENGER RSS Raw Data Bundle Online
   
Citation
DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI) 10.17189/tcy9-gv38 (from parent bundle)
AUTHORS Simpson, R. A.
EDITORS
PUBLICATION YEAR 2020
DESCRIPTION This calibration collection contains data products which support the MESSENGER Radio Science Subsystem (RSS) raw data archive.
   
Context
START DATE TIME 2006-01-10T03:00:05.829Z
STOP DATE TIME 2015-05-10T11:59:59.999Z
LOCAL MEAN SOLAR TIME
LOCAL TRUE SOLAR TIME
SOLAR LONGITUDE
PRIMARY RESULT PURPOSE Calibration
PRIMARY RESULT PROCESSING LEVEL Calibrated
PRIMARY RESULT DESCRIPTION
PRIMARY RESULT WAVELENGTH RANGE
PRIMARY RESULT DOMAIN
PRIMARY RESULT DISCIPLINE NAME
INVESTIGATION DSN Media Calibration
MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging
OBSERVING SYSTEM
OBSERVING SYSTEM COMPONENT NASA Deep Space Network
DSN Media Calibration Instrumentation
MESSENGER
RSS
TARGET Earth
MESSENGER
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