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Voyager LECP Data Analysis Handbook

 

Data File Descriptions

 

Supplementary EDR

 

Attachment I
Fixed Instrument SEDR Format, Uranus Encounter Navigation Block

 

Word Description Units Type
1 SCE GMT Year of Navigation Data Block years, AD I
2 SCE GMT Day of Navigation Data Block day of year I
3 SCE GMT Hour of Navigation Data Block hour of day I
4 SCE GMT Minute of Navigation Data Block minute of hour I
5 SCE GMT Second of Navigation Data Block second of 
minute		 I
6 SCE GMT Millisecond (msec) of 
Navigation Data Block		 msec of 
second		 I
7-12 Cartesian State of S/C, Earth Centered, 
Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0		 km
km/sec		 E
13-18 Cartesian State of S/C, Sun Centered,
Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0		 km
km/sec		 E
19-24 Cartesian State of S/C, Uranus Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
25-30 Cartesian State of S/C, Miranda Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
31-36 Cartesian State of Earth, Ariel Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
37-42 Cartesian State of S/C, Umbriel Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
43-48 Cartesian State of S/C, Titania Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
49-54 Cartesian State of Earth, Sun Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
55-60 Cartesian State of Uranus, Sun Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
61-66 Cartesian State of Earth, Uranus Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
67-72 Cartesian State of Miranda, Uranus Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
73-78 Cartesian State of Ariel, Uranus Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
79-84 Cartesian State of Umbriel, Uranus Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
85-90 Cartesian State of Titania, Uranus Centered, Earth Mean Ecliptic and Equinox of 1950.0 km
km/sec		 E
91-96 Cartesian State of S/C, Uranus Centered, Uranus Mean Orbit and Prime Meridian in Sun Direction km
km/sec		 E
97-102 Cartesian State of Miranda, Uranus Centered, Uranus Mean Orbit and Prime Meridian in Sun Direction km
km/sec		 E
103-108 Cartesian State of Ariel, Uranus Centered, Uranus Mean Orbit and Prime Meridian in Sun Direction km
km/sec		 E
109-114 Cartesian State of Umbriel, Uranus Centered, Uranus Mean Orbit and Prime Meridian in Sun Direction km
km/sec		 E
115-120 Cartesian State of Titania, Uranus Centered, Uranus Mean Orbit and Prime Meridian in Sun Direction km
km/sec		 E
121-126 Cartesian State of S/C, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Prime Meridian and Equator of Date km
km/sec		 E
127-129 Cartesian Position of Miranda, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Prime Meridian and Equator of Date km E
130-132 Cartesian Position of Ariel, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Prime Meridian and Equator of Date km E
133-135 Cartesian Position of Umbriel, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Prime Meridian and Equator of Date km E
136-138 Cartesian Position of Titania, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Prime Meridian and Equator of Date km E
139-140 Uranus Latitude*, Longitude of S/C deg E
141-142 Uranus Latitude*, Longitude of Miranda deg E
143-144 Uranus Latitude*, Longitude of Ariel deg E
145-146 Uranus Latitude*, Longitude of Umbriel deg E
147-148 Uranus Latitude*, Longitude of Titania deg E
149 Range  Earth - S/C km E
150 Range  Sun - S/C km E
151 Range  Sun - Earth km E
152 Range  Sun - Uranus km E
153 Range  Uranus - S/C km E
154 Range  Uranus - Miranda km E
155 Range  Uranus - Ariel km E
156 Range  Uranus - Umbriel km E
157 Range  Uranus - Titania km E
158 Angle Earth - Sun - S/C deg E
159 Angle Sun - S/C - Earth (Celestial Cone Angle of Earth) deg E
160 Angle Sun - Earth - S/C deg E
161 Angle Uranus - Sun - S/C deg E
162 Angle Sun - S/C - Uranus (Celestial Cone Angle of Uranus) deg E
163 Angle Sun - Uranus - S/C deg E
164 Celestial Clock Angle of Earth deg E
165 Celestial Clock Angle of Uranus deg E
166-167 Celestial Clock and Cone Angles of Miranda deg E
168-169 Celestial Clock and Cone Angles of Ariel deg E
170-171 Celestial Clock and Cone Angles of Umbriel deg E
172-173 Celestial Clock and Cone Angles of Titania deg E
174-175 Right Ascension and Declination of S/C, Earth Centered, Earth Mean Equator and Equinox of 1950.0 deg E
176-177 Right Ascension and Declination of Sun, Earth Centered, Earth Mean Equator and Equinox of 1950.0 deg E
178-179 Right Ascension and Declination of Uranus, Earth Centered, Earth Mean Equator and Equinox of 1950.0 deg E
180-181 Right Ascension and Declination of S/C, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Equinox and Equator of Date deg E
182-183 Right Ascension and Declination of Sun, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Equinox and Equator of Date deg E
184-185 Right Ascension and Declination of Miranda, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Equinox and Equator of Date deg E
186-187 Right Ascension and Declination of Ariel, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Equinox and Equator of Date deg E
188-189 Right Ascension and Declination of Umbriel, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Equinox and Equator of Date deg E
190-191 Right Ascension and Declination of Titania, Uranus Centered, Uranus True Equinox and Equator of Date deg E
192-193 Celestial Latitude* and Longitude of S/C, Sun Centered, Earth True Equinox and Ecliptic of Date deg E
194-195 Celestial Latitude* and Longitude of Earth, Sun Centered, Earth True Equinox and Ecliptic of Date deg E
196-197 Celestial Latitude* and Longitude of Uranus, Sun Centered, Earth True Equinox and Ecliptic of Date deg E
198 Time To (-)/From(+) Uranus Periapsis Passage sec E
199-252 Spares    

 

*Planetocentric latitude

 

 

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Updated 8/9/19, Cameron Crane

VOYAGER 1 ELAPSED TIME

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Days: Hours: Minutes: Seconds

*Since official launch
September 5, 1977, 12:56:00:00 UTC

VOYAGER 2 ELAPSED TIME

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Days: Hours: Minutes: Seconds

*Since official launch
August 20, 1977, 14:29:00:00 UTC

QUICK FACTS

Manufacturer: Voyagers 1 and 2 were built in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

Mission Duration: 40+ years have elapsed for both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (both are ongoing).

Destination: Their original destinations were Saturn and Jupiter. Their current destination is interstellar space.