Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME PVO VENUS MAG CALIBRATED S/C COORDINATES HIGH RES V1.0
DATA_SET_ID PVO-V-OMAG-3--SCCOORDS-HIRES-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION This dataset contains vectors collected by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter(previously Pioneer 12) Magnetometer. The data are provided inspacecraft coordinates. In one format, apoapsis B, the magnetometercan be commanded to return 3 vectors per minor frame. In most othersit transmits one vector per minor frame. In one format, periapsis E,it has no words in a minor frame. At very low sampling rates atwhich time the sine wave due to spacecraft spin could not beresolved. The magnetometer values are despun, and averaged onboard using a Walsh transform (square wave) in phase and inquadiatune with the sun. The averaged despun magnetometer datacould be sampled at the rate of once per spin, once every two spinsor once every 4 spins. Each sample was an overlapped average of aninterval twice as long as the interval sample period to avoid aliasing. Software is provided to which allows users to convert the magneticfield data from S/C coordinates to geophysical coordinates. Themagnetic field file contains the following information:RECORD LENGTH = 56NUMBER OF COLUMNS = 13OPERATING SYSTEM = SUN/UNIX # NAME UNITS SOURCE DESCRIPTION001 UT SECONDS PVO002 BX SC NT PVO MAG B-field X direction003 BY SC NT PVO MAG B-field Y direction004 BZ SC NT PVO MAG B-field Z direction005 BT NT PVO MAG B total006 VARIANCE BX NT**2 PVO MAG Variance of BX007 CVARIANCE BXY NT**2 PVO MAG Co-Variance of BXY008 CVARIANCE BXZ NT**2 PVO MAG Co-Variance of BXZ009 VARIANCE BY NT**2 PVO MAG Variance of BY010 CVARIANCE BYZ NT**2 PVO MAG Co-Variance of BYZ011 VARIANCE BZ NT**2 PVO MAG Variance of BZ012 VARIANCE BT NT**2 PVO MAG Variance of BT013 BN PVO MAG Number of PointsMISSING DATA FLAG = 1.000000E+32AVERAGE INTERVAL = 00:00:24.000 The program PVROT will rotate the data into Venus Solar orbital(VSO)coordinates using the magnetic field file and the ephemeris file. Theephemeris file is located in the /DATA/EPHEM directory, and the filecontains the following information:RECORD LENGTH = 64NUMBER OF COLUMNS = 15OPERATING SYSTEM = SUN/UNIX # NAME UNITS SOURCE DESCRIPTION001 UTIME SECONDS PVO002 X VSO RV PVO SEDR Position X003 Y VSO RV PVO SEDR Position Y004 Z VSO RV PVO SEDR Position Z005 ALT KM PVO SEDR Altitude006 SZA DEG PVO SEDR Solar Zenith Angle007 PLONG DEG PVO SEDR Planetary longitude008 PLAT DEG PVO SEDR Planetary latitude009 SPX VSO PVO SEDR Spin axis X010 SPY VSO PVO SEDR Spin axis Y011 SPZ VSO PVO SEDR Spin axis Z012 CLAT DEG PVO SEDR Celestial latitude013 CLONG DEG PVO SEDR Celestial longitude014 ELONG DEG PVO SEDR Earth celestial longitude015 RSUN AU PVO SEDR Distance to the SunMISSING DATA FLAG = 1.000000E+32AVERAGE INTERVAL = 00:00:12.000 Other ancillary data products are available. A file containingengineering data is located in the directory /DATA/ENGR. It containsthe following information:RECORD LENGTH = 64NUMBER OF COLUMNS = 14OPERATING SYSTEM = SUN/UNIX # NAME UNITS SOURCE DESCRIPTION001 UT SECONDS PVO002 ElecT DEG PVO MAG Electronics temperature003 PsensT DEG PVO MAG P&T sensor temperature004 GsensT DEG PVO MAG G sensor temperature005 MODE 1:2:3 PVO MAG Fast Normal or Gradiometer006 SMPLRATE 1 or 3 PVO MAG Sample format007 CAL 0 or 1 PVO MAG Calibration008 SAS 1:2:4 PVO MAG Spin average select009 FORMAT 0-15 PVO EDR TLM data format010 BITRAT BITS/S PVO EDR Bit rate011 SPIN SECONDS PVO SEDR Spin period012 TFS SECONDS PVO SEDR Pulse time013 SMINR SECONDS PVO SEDR Sun-RIP difference014 PTFLAG PVO SEDR Pulse Time flagMISSING DATA FLAG = 1.000000E+32 FORMAT: 0:ENG,1:UNK,2:UNK,3:PGM,4:ACS,5:CMRO,6:PYBK,7:DMRO,8:LACR, 9:PERA,10:PERB,11:PERC,12:PERD,13:PERE,14:APOA,15:APOB A file containing the phase and offset data is located in the directory /DATA/PHASEOFF. It contains the following information:RECORD LENGTH = 56NUMBER OF COLUMNS = 13OPERATING SYSTEM = SUN/UNIX # NAME UNITS SOURCE DESCRIPTION001 UT SECONDS PVO002 E100 PH DEG PVO EFD Modulation phase003 E100 AMP V/M/HZ.5 PVO EFD Modulation amplitude004 E730 PH DEG PVO EFD Modulation phase005 E730 AMP V/M/HZ.5 PVO EFD Modulation amplitude006 E5.4KPH DEG PVO EFD Modulation phase007 E5.4KAMP V/M/HZ.5 PVO EFD Modulation amplitude008 E30K PH DEG PVO EFD Modulation phase009 E30K AMP V/M/HZ.5 PVO EFD Modulation amplitude010 TAV NT PVO MAG Average T sensor offset011 GDIFFX NT PVO MAG S/C field G correction X012 GDIFFY NT PVO MAG S/C field G correction Y013 GDIFFZ NT PVO MAG S/C field G correction ZMISSING DATA FLAG = 1.000000E+32AVERAGE INTERVAL = 00:00:24.000 A file containing instrument status information is located in thedirectory /DATA/INSTSTAT. It contains the following information:RECORD LENGTH = 56NUMBER OF COLUMNS = 13OPERATING SYSTEM = SUN/UNIX # NAME UNITS SOURCE DESCRIPTION001 UT SECONDS PVO002 PCOS NT PVO MAG Norm(P cos amp)003 PSIN NT PVO MAG Norm(P sin amp)004 DX NT PVO MAG Norm(Tsin-Gcos)005 DY NT PVO MAG Norm(Gsin+Tcos)006 DZ NT PVO MAG Norm(Gdc-Pdc)007 RAMP PVO MAG S2xy / S1xy008 DPHS DEG PVO MAG Phase S2 - S1009 DC1 NT PVO MAG DC of S1010 DC2 NT PVO MAG DC of S2011 ZCOS NT PVO MAG Cos amp of Z sens012 ZSIN NT PVO MAG Sin amp of Z sens013 ZDC NT PVO MAG DC amp of Z sensMISSING DATA FLAG = 1.000000E+32AVERAGE INTERVAL = 00:00:24.000
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 1993-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 1978-12-05T07:20:07.282Z
STOP_TIME 1988-10-16T06:19:43.829Z
MISSION_NAME PIONEER VENUS
MISSION_START_DATE 1968-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE 1992-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
TARGET_NAME VENUS
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID PVO
INSTRUMENT_NAME FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER
INSTRUMENT_ID OMAG
INSTRUMENT_TYPE MAGNETOMETER
NODE_NAME planetary plasma interactions
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE These data have been reprocessed several times during the courseof the mission. Each successive reprocessing has eliminated someof the problems found in earlier version of the data. Please bringto the attention of the original investigator any suspicious sectionof data. No zero level correction has been applied to the databecause of the small size of the determined zero level.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Kniffin, M., PVO-V-OMAG-3--SCCOORDS-HIRES-V1.0, PVO VENUS MAG CALIBRATED S/C COORDINATES HIGH RES V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 1993.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This dataset contains vectors collected by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter (previously Pioneer 12) Magnetometer. The dataare provided in spacecraft coordinates. In one format, apoapsis B, themagnetometer can be commanded to return 3 vectors per minor frame. In mostothers it transmits one vector per minor frame. In one format, periapsis E,it has no words in a minor frame. At very low sampling rates at which timethe sine wave due to spacecraft spin could not be resolved. The magnetometervalues are despun, and averaged on board using a Walsh transform(square wave) in phase and in quadiatune with the sun.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME MURIEL KNIFFIN
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