Data Set Information
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DATA_SET_NAME |
VG2 NEP TRAJECTORY DERIV SUMM
HELIOGRAPHIC COORDS 48SEC V1.0
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DATA_SET_ID |
VG2-N-POS-5-SUMM-HGCOORDS-48SEC-V1.0
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NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID |
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DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION |
Voyager 2 48 second position vectors data in Heliographic
coordinates from the Voyager 2 plasma experiment during the
Neptune encounter.
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DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION |
Data Set Overview
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This dataset contains Voyager 2 position vectors relative to the Sun
in both cartesian and spherical Heliographic coordinates for the time
period when Voyager was near Neptune but not within its magnetosphere.
The magnetospheric gap in this dataset occurs
from 1989-08-25 02:00 -> 1989-08-26 00:00. Spacecraft position
vectors are given in Neptune Longitude System (NLS) coordinates in
this interval. The position vectors are given every 48 seconds. The
units of the vector components are Au and degrees. Vectors are stored
as 4-byte floating point values.
The Heliographic coordinate system is defined in the reference epoch of
1950. The unit vectors which define the coordinate system are as follows:
X points away from the Sun toward the ascending node, in the
solar equatorial plane, Z points along
the Sun's spin axis, positive above the equatorial plane, and Y
completes the right handed set.
Parameters
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Sampling parameter name : time
Sampling parameter resolution : 96.0 seconds
Minimum sampling parameter : n/a
Maximum sampling parameter : n/a
Sampling parameter interval : 48.0 seconds
Minimum available sampling interval : 48.0 seconds
Data set parameter name : position vector
Noise level : n/a
Data set parameter unit : AU or degrees
Coordinates
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MEAN INERTIAL HG 1950
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COORDINATE_SYSTEM_CENTER_NAME = SUN
COORDINATE_SYSTEM_REF_EPOCH = UNK /* 09-23-1950 */
The Heliographic coordinate system is defined in the reference
epoch of 1950. The unit vectors which define the coordinate
system are as follows: X points away from the Sun towards the
ascending node, in the solar equatorial plane, Z points along
the Sun's spin axis, positive above the equatorial plane,
and Y completes the right handed set.
Position is given in terms of the following:
RANGE (R) - The range or R component of the spherical
Heliographic coordinate system is the distance
from the Sun's position at the reference epoch
to the spacecraft measured in AU.
LATITUDE (LAT) - The latitude component of the spherical
Heliographic coordinate system is the angle
between the solar equatorial plane of the
reference epoch measured in the plane that
contains the solar spin axis of that epoch.
LONGITUDE (LONG) - The longitude component of the spherical
Heliographic coordinate system is zero in the
direction of the ascending node at the
reference epoch (X direction) and increases
for a body orbiting the Sun as the Earth does.
X - The X component of the Heliographic coordinate
system points away from the Sun, towards the
ascending node, and lies in the solar equatorial
plane.
Y - The Y vector of the Heliographic coordinate
system is formed by the righthanded cross
product of the X and Z unit vectors. It lies in
the solar equatorial plane and it points away
from the Sun, but does not extend in the
direction of any particular body.
Z - The Z component of the Heliographic coordinate
system is parallel to the Sun's spin axis,
taken as positive above the equatorial plane of
the Sun.
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DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE |
1992-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
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START_TIME |
1989-08-22T12:00:47.000Z
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STOP_TIME |
1989-08-29T11:59:58.000Z
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MISSION_NAME |
VOYAGER
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MISSION_START_DATE |
1972-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_STOP_DATE |
N/A (ongoing)
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TARGET_NAME |
NEPTUNE
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TARGET_TYPE |
PLANET
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INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID |
VG2
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INSTRUMENT_NAME |
N/A
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INSTRUMENT_ID |
POS
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INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
N/A
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NODE_NAME |
Planetary Plasma Interactions
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ARCHIVE_STATUS |
ARCHIVED
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CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE |
Confidence Level Overview
=========================
This dataset was provided by the Voyager Magnetometer team. There
is a significant problem with loss of precision in the spacecraft
position. This is not an artifact of the Mag teams processing or
handling of the data but in the precision of the Supplimental
Experimenter Data Records (SEDR) for Voyager.
Data Quality and Coverage
=========================
Table 1 contains hourly summaries of the percentage of the data
available, data quality, and contamination codes. Tables 2 and 3
contain descriptions of the data quality and data contamination
ID's respectively.
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Table 1. Hourly Data Coverage and Quality Summaries
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Start Time Mode Percent Qual Contam NumGood
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1966-01-01T00:00:00 ENCOUNTER 14489.333 -1 -1 119537
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Table 2. Data Quality ID Descriptions
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ID Description
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-1 no attempt has been made to specify a data quality for this
time range
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Table 3. Data Contamination ID Descriptions
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ID Description
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-1 no evaluation of possible contamination has been made
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CITATION_DESCRIPTION |
Lepping, R.J., VG2-N-POS-5-SUMM-HGCOORDS-48SEC-V1.0,
VG2 NEP TRAJECTORY DERIV SUMM HELIOGRAPHIC COORDS 48SEC V1.0,
NASA Planetary Data System, 1992.
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ABSTRACT_TEXT |
This dataset contains Voyager 2 position vectors relative to the Sun
in both cartesian and spherical Heliographic coordinates for the time
period when Voyager was near Neptune but not within its magnetosphere.
The magnetospheric gap in this dataset occurs
from 1989-08-25 02:00 -> 1989-08-26 00:00. Spacecraft position
vectors are given in Neptune Longitude System (NLS) coordinates in
this interval. The position vectors are given every 48 seconds. The
units of the vector components are Au and degrees. Vectors are stored
as 4-byte floating point values.
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PRODUCER_FULL_NAME |
DR. RONALD J. LEPPING
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SEARCH/ACCESS DATA |
Planetary Plasma Interactions Website
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