NSSDCA ID: PSFP-00665
Availability: Archived at NSSDC, accessible from elsewhere
This description was generated automatically using input from the Planetary Data System.
This dataset contains Voyager 2 position vectors relative to the Sun in both cartesian and spherical Heliographic coordinates for the time when Voyager 2 was near Uranus but not within its magnetosphere. 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 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.
These data are available on-line from the Planetary Data System (PDS) at:
https://pds-ppi.igpp.ucla.edu/data/VG2-U-POS-5-SUMM-HGCOORDS-48SEC-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. Ronald P. Lepping | General Contact | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | ronald.p.lepping@gmail.com |