Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME GALILEO ORBITER EARTH POS EARTH1 FLYBY TRAJ V1.0
DATA_SET_ID GO-E-POS-6-EARTH1-FLYBY-TRAJ-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION Galileo Orbiter 60 second sampled trajectory data from the Earth-1 flyby in GSE and GSM coordinates. These data cover the interval 1990-11-05 to 1990-12-31.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
Data Set Overview
  =================
    This dataset contains the Galileo spacecraft trajectory during the
    Earth-1 flyby. The data have been derived from SPICE kernels at a 1
    minute sample rate. The data are provided in both  Geocentric Solar
    Ecliptic (GSE) and Geocentric Solar Magnetic (GSM) coordinates and
    are given in units of earth radii (Re) where 1 Re = 6378 km.


  Data
  ====

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    Table 1. Data record structure,
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    Column      Units     Description
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    time        seconds   S/C event time (UT) in the PDS format
                          (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss )
    X           Re        S/C position X component in GSE or GSM coords.
    Y_gse       Re        S/C position Y component in GSE coords.
    Z_gse       Re        S/C position Z component in GSE coords.
    Y_gsm       Re        S/C position Y component in GSM coords.
    Z_gsm       Re        S/C position Z component in GSM coords.


  Coordinate Systems
  ==================
    The Galileo trajectory data are being archived in 2 coordinate
    systems.  Geocentric Solar Ecliptic (GSE) and Geocentric Solar
    Magnetic (GSM) are related earth centered coordinate systems. Both
    the GSE and GSM X directions are taken along the Earth - Sun line,
    positive towards the Sun. The GSE Z direction is parallel to the
    ecliptic normal, positive northward, and Y completes the
    right-handed set (towards dusk). For GSM, the X-Z plane contains
    the Earth's dipole moment vector, positive northward, and Y
    completes the right-handed set. GSE coordinates are commonly used
    for analyzing the solar wind near the Earth and GSM coordinates are
    used when analyzing data inside the Earth's bow shock.


  Data Processing
  ===============
    The trajectory has been derived from the Galileo SPK kernel:

      'S970311A.BSP'

    This kernel was obtained by the PDS-PPI node from the PDS-NAIF
    node. The code which produced the trajectory data was developed and
    executed at PDS-PPI. This code utilized SPICE routines which were
    developed at and distributed by PDS-NAIF. Both SPICE kernels and
    code may be available through PDS-NAIF.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2003-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 1990-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 1991-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME GALILEO
MISSION_START_DATE 1977-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE 2003-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
TARGET_NAME EARTH
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID GO
INSTRUMENT_NAME
INSTRUMENT_ID
INSTRUMENT_TYPE
NODE_NAME Planetary Plasma Interactions
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
Confidence Level Overview
  =========================
    The data have been derived from the Galileo SPICE kernels using
    well tested software from the SPICELIB and GLLSPICE subroutine
    libraries. Each data point is computed using S/C and planetary
    ephemerides computed at the time of the dataset sample (not
    interpolated).
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Joy, S.P., Mafi, J.N., GALILEO ORBITER EARTH POS EARTH1 FLYBY TRAJ V1.0, GO-E-POS-6-EARTH1-FLYBY-TRAJ-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2003
ABSTRACT_TEXT Galileo Orbiter 60 second sampled trajectory data from the Earth-1 flyby in GSE and GSM coordinates. These data cover the interval 1990-11-05 to 1990-12-31.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME MARGARET G. KIVELSON
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