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Vega 1 Trajectory Data

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Vega1/Ephemeris/P1D

Description

Daily Vega 1 position data in Solar Ecliptic and HGI coordinates.

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NumericalData

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Vega1/Ephemeris/P1D
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Vega 1 Trajectory Data
ReleaseDate
2019-08-05 15:03:35Z
Description

Daily Vega 1 position data in Solar Ecliptic and HGI coordinates.

Acknowledgement
National Space Science Data Center(NSSDC), Space Physics Data Facility(SPDF).
Contacts
RolePerson
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Valery.G.Petrov
2.TechnicalContactspase://SMWG/Person/Natalia.E.Papitashvili
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Jan.Merka
PriorIDs
spase://VHO/NumericalData/Vega1/Ephemeris/P1D
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
FTP access to files at SPDF
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/zzz_old/vega_data_from_nssdc/mag/
Description

FTP access to Vega mission data at NSSDC.

AccessURL
Name
HTTP access to files at SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/zzz_old/vega_data_from_nssdc/mag/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

Format
Text.ASCII
Encoding
ASCII
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Vega1/Ephemeris
MeasurementType
Ephemeris
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1984-12-22 21:00:00Z
StopDate
1986-06-29 21:00:00Z
Cadence
P1D
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Inner
ObservedRegion
Venus
ObservedRegion
Comet
Parameter #1
Name
Time
ParameterKey
Column 1
Description

Time (UT)

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Xse
ParameterKey
Column 2
Description

X component of spacecraft position in SE coordinates

Units
km
UnitsConversion
1e3>m
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SE
Support
Qualifier
Component.I
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #3
Name
Yse
ParameterKey
Column 3
Description

Y component of spacecraft position in SE coordinates

Units
km
UnitsConversion
1e3>m
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SE
Support
Qualifier
Component.J
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #4
Name
Zse
ParameterKey
Column 4
Description

Z component of spacecraft position in SE coordinates

Units
km
UnitsConversion
1e3>m
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SE
Support
Qualifier
Component.K
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #5
Name
R
ParameterKey
Column 5
Description

Spacecraft radial distance from Sun in AU.

Units
AU
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
Support
Qualifier
Magnitude
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #6
Name
Azimuth
ParameterKey
Column 6
Description

HGI spacecraft position azimuth, degrees.

Units
deg
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #7
Name
Elevation
ParameterKey
Column 7
Description

HGI Spacecraft position elevation, degrees.

Units
deg
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle
SupportQuantity
Positional