Collection Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:pvo-ephem:data-vso-bin::1.0
NAME PVO Spacecraft VSO Ephemeris and Spacecraft Orientation Original Binary Data Collection
TYPE Data
DESCRIPTION This collection includes Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) ephemeris, spacecraft position and orientation data in Venus Solar Orbital (VSO) coordinates. This collection is sampled every 12 seconds near periapsis, and at 1 minute or 10 minute rates in the solar wind, the lowest rates near apoapsis. Planetocentric and heliocentric position vectors and solar zenith angle (Sun-Venus-PVO) are also provided. The VSO parameters are derived from the PVO Supplemental Experimenter Data Records (SEDR), other parameters are taken directly from the SEDR dataset. The original data files submitted to the PDS are IGPP flatfiles. An IGPP flatfile is a collection of 2 files, each of which could be considered a table. The data file (.FFD) is a binary table of data values. The header file (.FFH) is an ASCII table which describes the data file (.FFD) and is used by the UCLA/IGPP Data Flow System (a software package).
This collection includes Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) ephemeris, spacecraft position and orientation data in Venus Solar Orbital (VSO) coordinates. This collection is sampled every 12 seconds near periapsis, and at 1 minute or 10 minute rates in the solar wind, the lowest rates near apoapsis. Planetocentric and heliocentric position vectors and solar zenith angle (Sun-Venus-PVO) are also provided. The VSO parameters are derived from the PVO Supplemental Experimenter Data Records (SEDR), other parameters are taken directly from the SEDR dataset.
SEARCH/ACCESS DATA PVO Spacecraft VSO Ephemeris and Spacecraft Orientation Original Binary Data Collection Online
   
Citation
DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI) 10.17189/xkj3-cr65
AUTHOR LIST Russell, C.; Kniffin, M.
EDITOR LIST
PUBLICATION YEAR 2022
DESCRIPTION This collection includes Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) ephemeris, spacecraft position and orientation data in Venus Solar Orbital (VSO) coordinates. This collection is sampled every 12 seconds near periapsis, and at 1 minute or 10 minute rates in the solar wind, the lowest rates near apoapsis. Planetocentric and heliocentric position vectors and solar zenith angle (Sun-Venus-PVO) are also provided. The VSO parameters are derived from the PVO Supplemental Experimenter Data Records (SEDR), other parameters are taken directly from the SEDR dataset. The original data files submitted to the PDS are IGPP flatfiles. An IGPP flatfile is a collection of 2 files, each of which could be considered a table. The data file (.FFD) is a binary table of data values. The header file (.FFH) is an ASCII table which describes the data file (.FFD) and is used by the UCLA/IGPP Data Flow System (a software package).
   
Context
START DATE TIME 1978-12-05T06:55:10.817Z
STOP DATE TIME 1992-10-08T06:14:07.018Z
LOCAL MEAN SOLAR TIME
LOCAL TRUE SOLAR TIME
SOLAR LONGITUDE
PRIMARY RESULT PURPOSE OBSERVATION GEOMETRY
PRIMARY RESULT PROCESSING LEVEL Derived
PRIMARY RESULT DESCRIPTION
PRIMARY RESULT WAVELENGTH RANGE
PRIMARY RESULT DOMAIN
PRIMARY RESULT DISCIPLINE NAME
INVESTIGATION PIONEER VENUS
OBSERVING SYSTEM
OBSERVING SYSTEM COMPONENT Pioneer Venus Orbiter
TARGET VENUS
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