NSSDCA ID: PSFP-00400
Availability: Archived at NSSDC, accessible from elsewhere
Time span: 1996-05-27 to 2003-09-21
This description was generated automatically using input from the Planetary Data System.
This data set contains 11 min resolution RTS 16 sector rate, pitch, and phase data for all Jupiter orbits. There are a total of 18 tabulated data files that contain A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, E1, F2, TP1, TP2, TA1, TO1, TO2, TO3, TS1, TS2, Start, Pitch, and Phase 16 sector data. The rates reported are in units of (counts/sec), pitch and phase angles are in (radians). Pitch angle is the angle between the look direction of the detector and the observed magnetic field. Phase angle is the angle measured from the x-axis to the projection of the look direction onto the xy plane of a local magnetic coordinate system where the z-axis is the magnetic field direction, the x-axis lies in a plane defined by the direction of corotation and the z-axis, and y-axis complete the set of a right handed coordinate system. Transform Counts/Sec-> Differential Flux: Given the count rate R, pass band of the particle dE, and the geometrical factor G of the detector it is possible to calculate (dE and G are available in the EPD instrument template) differential flux j=R/(G dE). For example, given a rate 3000 counts/sec for channel E2, we find in the EPD instrument template that dE= (0.055-0.042)=.013 MeV, G=.035 cm**2 Sr. This gives a differential flux of 6.59 10**06 (cm**2 MeV s Sr)**-1. This data set is highly discontinuous in time. Because of the severe limitations in the downlink capability of the Galileo spacecraft, data were acquired for only selected portions of each orbit. During the prime mission (first 12 orbits), continuous data were acquired inside of 50 Rj for all orbits, with a few select orbits having complete or nearly complete coverage in the Real-Time Science (RTS) telemetry mode. During most of the Galileo Europa Mission (GEM) and Galileo Millennium Mission (GMM) coverage was more limited, typically only a few days around perijove, except for the Cassini encounter period (orbits 28 and 29) and orbits where recorded data were lost due to spacecraft safings or other mishaps. Table 1 below provides a listing of the start and stop times of the data for each orbit. Some orbits (5 and 13) have no coverage due to solar conjunctions. Table 2 below provides basic information about the orbits and orbital geometry. After the insertion orbit, which dipped as low as five degrees south, the Galileo remained within a degree of the jovian equator. ----------------------------------------------------------------Table 1. EPD Summary Data Coverage ---------------------------------------------------------------Orbit Start Time Stop Time Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------JA-Io 1995-12-07 15:21 1995-12-08 01:26 J00 1996-05-23 20:02 1996-06-01 00:30 G01 1996-06-23 16:02 1996-07-04 00:00 G01 1996-08-07 00:00 1996-08-24 14:27 1 G02 1996-08-31 10:50 1996-10-22 10:02 C03 1996-10-31 12:07 1996-11-11 18:31 E04 1996-12-13 19:17 1996-12-21 15:07 J05 2 E06 1997-02-17 06:01 1997-02-26 04:49 G07 1997-03-19 05:42 1997-04-21 16:01 G08 1997-05-04 00:31 1997-06-22 00:00 C09 1997-06-22 00:00 1997-09-14 00:00 3 C10 1997-09-14 00:00 1997-10-04 00:00 3 E11 1997-11-02 01:24 1997-11-09 16:01 E12 1997-12-15 08:05 1997-12-16 12:29 J13 2 E14 1998-03-28 13:02 1998-03-31 02:12 E15 1998-05-30 21:04 1998-06-01 09:10 E16 1998-07-20 05:09 1998-07-21 00:00 E16 1998-07-24 00:00 1998-09-19 03:01 4 E17 1998-09-25 11:09 1998-09-27 01:59 E18 1998-11-21 12:04 1998-12-31 00:00 E19 1999-01-31 02:08 1999-02-02 00:00 E19 1999-02-11 00:00 1999-02-11 05:59 C20 1999-05-02 17:06 1999-05-15 04:04 C21 1999-06-29 07:05 1999-07-03 10:48 C22 1999-08-11 14:06 1999-08-14 10:34 C23 1999-09-13 20:05 1999-09-27 16:31 I24 1999-10-10 04:05 1999-11-01 17:58 I25 1999-11-25 04:05 1999-11-27 01:32 E26 2000-01-01 23:31 2000-01-05 01:55 E26 2000-02-20 03:33 2000-02-21 00:00 3 I27 2000-02-21 00:00 2000-02-23 18:05 G28 2000-05-19 04:06 2000-06-14 00:00 G28 2000-10-26 00:00 2000-12-27 00:00 5 G29 2000-12-27 00:00 2001-02-05 19:56 5,3 C30 2001-05-23 12:02 2001-05-26 08:28 I31 2001-08-05 05:18 2001-08-07 16:32 I32 2001-10-14 02:10 2001-10-27 00:00 I33 2002-01-04 00:00 2002-01-15 00:00 I33 2002-10-26 13:32 2002-11-03 00:00 3 A34 2002-11-03 00:00 2002-11-05 06:32 J35 2003-09-21 08 2003-09-21 18 6 Notes: 1 Data collected inbound to the beginning of next orbit 2 No data - solar conjunction 3 Data continuous with previous orbit 4 Additional data returned after spacecraft safing 5 Joint observation with Cassini 6 Times approximate, Jupiter impact --------------------------------------------------------------------Table 2. Galileo Orbit Information --------------------------------------------------------------------Orbit Orbit <--- Periapsis Info ----> <-- Apoapsis Info --> Num Start Periapsis Range Local Apoapsis Range Local Date Date/Time <Rj**> Time Date <Rj> Time --------------------------------------------------------------------0 95-12-03 95-12-07 21:54 4.00 16:21 96-03-29 267.7 03:39 1 96-06-23 96-06-28 00:31 11.03 15:36 96-08-09 125.3 03:24 2 96-09-01 96-09-07 13:38 10.65 15:22 96-10-07 113.0 03:12 3 96-11-02 96-11-06 13:31 9.21 15:34 96-11-27 89.1 03:28 4 96-12-15 96-12-19 03:22 9.16 15:21 97-01-04 72.1 03:00 5* 97-01-15 97-01-20 00:26 9.05 14:54 97-02-04 72.1 02:48 6 97-02-16 97-02-20 20:55 9.12 14:28 97-03-14 89.2 02:20 7 97-03-30 97-04-04 11:03 9.12 14:14 97-04-21 75.9 01:56 8 97-05-04 97-05-08 11:42 9.27 13:29 97-06-02 100.2 01:21 9 97-06-22 97-06-27 11:52 10.77 12:35 97-08-08 143.0 00:21 10 97-09-14 97-09-18 23:10 9.17 12:44 97-10-13 98.9 00:36 11 97-11-02 97-11-06 23:02 9.03 12:36 97-11-26 84.1 00:29 12 97-12-15 97-12-16 06:35 8.80 12:29 97-12-20 46.6 00:37 13* 98-02-09 98-02-10 23:09 8.85 12:33 98-03-06 95.2 00:25 14 98-03-28 98-03-29 07:59 8.83 12:17 98-04-30 199.7 00:16 15 98-05-30 98-06-01 02:34 8.85 12:12 98-06-26 100.4 00:03 16 98-07-20 98-07-20 17:18 9.93 11:54 98-08-23 124.4 23:51 17 98-09-25 98-09-26 08:26 8.91 11:44 98-10-24 110.4 23:34 18 98-11-21 98-11-22 03:57 9.23 11:24 98-12-27 129.0 23:17 19 99-01-31 99-02-01 02:38 9.24 10:56 99-03-18 154.3 22:40 20 99-05-02 99-05-03 17:00 9.37 10:24 99-06-02 114.5 21:46 21 99-06-29 99-07-02 05:04 7.27 10:04 99-07-22 89.0 21:57 22 99-08-11 99-08-12 10:58 7.32 09:50 99-08-29 77.1 21:23 23 99-09-13 99-09-14 19:57 6.55 09:17 99-09-27 65.7 20:46 24 99-10-10 99-10-11 03:31 5.68 08:41 99-11-01 97.7 20:47 25 99-11-25 99-11-26 23:30 5.94 08:39 99-12-15 87.2 20:28 26 00-01-01 00-01-04 03:33 5.78 08:14 00-01-28 102.7 20:05 27 00-02-20 00-02-22 12:30 5.85 07:56 00-04-06 154.4 19:55 28 00-05-17 00-05-21 04:52 6.68 07:18 00-09-08 289.9 18:37 29 00-12-27 00-12-29 03:26 7.49 06:03 01-03-11 216.3 17:37 30 01-05-07 01-05-23 17:33 7.28 05:11 01-06-29 136.8 16:27 31 01-08-04 01-08-06 04:52 5.93 04:14 01-09-10 132.2 16:05 32 01-10-14 01-10-15 23:56 5.78 03:53 01-12-01 160.7 15:39 33 02-01-16 02-01-17 16:23 5.54 03:13 02-06-13 348.1 14:21 34 02-11-04 02-11-05 07:23 1.99 01:40 03-04-14 336.7 12:49 35 03-09-21 03-09-21 18: 1.00 * Solar Conjunction - no data from this orbit ** Rj = 71492 km
These data are available on-line from the Planetary Data System (PDS) at:
https://pds-ppi.igpp.ucla.edu/data/GO-J-EPD-2-REDR-RTS-SCAN-AVG-V1.0/
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Dr. Edwin V. Bell, II
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Donald J. Williams | Data Provider | Applied Physics Laboratory | donald.williams@jhuapl.edu |
Dr. Thomas P. Armstrong | General Contact | Fundamental Technologies, LLC |