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ROSETTA SPK Files                                                               
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  This "aareadme.txt" file describes the contents of the KERNELS/SPK            
  directory of the ROSETTA SPICE data server. It also provides the file         
  naming conventions used for the ROSETTA SPK kernels, and it provides          
  identification of the most current version of each kind of SPK file.          
                                                                                
  Some of these SPK files are produced by an automated system located           
  at ESTEC, operated by the ROSETTA Science Ground Segment. For these we        
  have chosen to use the ESOC naming convention for SPK files, which are        
  converted from ESOC's DDID Orbit files.                                       
                                                                                
  The contents and time span covered by any SPK file may be easily determined   
  using the "brief" utility program available in all copies of the              
  SPICE Toolkit. Examples of usage:                                             
     %brief  <spk_file_name>                                                    
     %brief  <*.bsp>                                                            
     %brief  <xxx*.bsp>                                                         
                                                                                
  Descriptive information about how/why/when an SPK file was created is         
  usually available in the "comment area" of the file. This may be viewed       
  using the "commnt" utility program available in all copies of the             
  SPICE Toolkit. Use the "-r" option to read the comments. Example:             
    %commnt -r <spk_file_name>                                                  
                                                                                
  All binary SPK files (*.BSP) contained in this directory are unix binary      
  files. These may be used as is (without format conversion) in a non-unix      
  environment when using any recent version of the SPICE Toolkit (Version       
  N0052 or later).  [Ref 3b]                                                    
                                                                                
  Contact Jose Luis Vazquez (jlvazquez@sciops.esa.int) or Dave Heather          
  (dheather@rssd.esa.int) if you have any questions.                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
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References                                                                      
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    1. Data Delivery Interface Document (DDID)       Appendix H - FD            
       products Issue 3.0 (ROSETTA-ESC-IF-5003)                                 
                                                                                
    2. SPK Required Reading. NAIF Document No. 168.10  05 Sep 2002              
                                                                                
    3. Selected SPICE Tutorials from the NAIF server:                           
ftp://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/Tutorials/office/individual_docs  
                                                                                
       a) SPK Tutorial                14_spk.ppt                                
       b) Porting Kernels Tutorial    09_porting_kernels.ppt                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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ROSETTA SPK Directory Structure                                                 
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 aareadme.txt         Text file describing the directory structure, the naming  
                      conventions for the SPKs, and the current version(s) of   
                      each SPK type.                                            
                                                                                
 former_versions      Subdirectory that contains obsolete versions of the       
                      SPK files that have been updated in the Current SPK       
                      Kernels Set.                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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ROSETTA Spacecraft SPK Naming Covention for the cruise phase:                   
                                                                                
                ffff_______________vvvvv.BSP                                    
                                                                                
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      token          description                                                
      ------------   --------------------------------------------               
      ffff           Source Product Type Identifier:                            
                        ORHR -- S/C orbit, Cruise, heliocentric                 
                        ORER -- S/C orbit, 1st Earth swingby                    
                        ORMR -- S/C orbit, Mars Swingby, Mars Centric           
                        ORFR -- S/C orbit, 2nd Earth swingby, Earth Centric     
                        ORGR -- S/C orbit, 3rd Earth swingby, Earth Centric     
                        ORPR -- S/C orbit, medium term planning, comet centric  
                        ORWR -- S/C orbit, comet centric                        
                        ORHW -- comet orbit, heliocentric                       
                        ORHO -- 1st asteroid orbit, heliocentric                
                        ORHS -- 2nd asteroid orbit, heliocentric                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      vvvvv          version number                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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ROSETTA Spacecraft SPK Naming Covention for the comet phase:                    
                                                                                
                ffff_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_vvvvv.BSP                                   
                                                                                
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         token          description                                             
      ------------   --------------------------------------------               
         ffff           LORB -- Rosetta lander (Philae) trajectory, VSTP.       
                        LORL -- Rosetta lander (Philae) trajectory, LTP.        
                        CORB -- comet orbit, VSTP.                              
                        CORL -- comet orbit, LTP.                               
                        RORB -- S/C orbit, VSTP.                                
                        RORL -- S/C orbit, LTP.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
         c              is L for long term products or M for medium term        
                        products, S for short term and V for very short term    
                        (note that there are currently no FD products associated
                        with the short term cycle).                             
                                                                                
         nnn            is the planning cycle counter on 3 digits, starting from
                        001, strictly monotonically increasing per planning cycle
                        type e.g.:                                              
                                                                                
                              - for LTP products 001 for pre-landing operations,
                                002 for first cycle including lander delivery and
                                first extended monitoring phase part and so on. 
                                                                                
                              - for MTP products, the counter as agreed between FD
                                and FCT an documented in FCT timelines (see [FOP]),
                                VSPL file and PTSL.                             
                                                                                
         vv             is the version within the planning cycle (e.g. in case  
                        products have to be re-generated, due to errors). Note that
                        a full set of consistent products shall be delivered for a
                        cycle containing the same vv version. In case redelivery is
                        required, a full set of consistent products shall be delivered,
                        with a new incremented vv version. In the same way, FD expects
                        that deliveries of all input products from the SGS      
                        corresponding to a given cycle have the same vv version.
                                                                                
         ww is:                                                                 
                                                                                
                              - for VSTP products __.                           
                                                                                
                              - for MTP products generated by FD the version of the
                                corresponding SGS MTP input products.           
                                                                                
                              - for LTP products generated by FD for pre-landing
                                operations __ (no SGS inputs are required by FD for
                                LTP for pre-landing operations).                
                                                                                
                              - for LTP products generated by FD for the extended
                                monitoring phase the version of the corresponding SGS
                                LTP input products.                             
                                                                                
         a              is a character indicating the trajectory type that can take the
                        following values:                                       
                                                                                
                              - For VSTP products _.                            
                                                                                
                              - For MTP/LTP products in the pre-landing phase 'A', 'B'
                                or 'C'... corresponding to nominal trajectory, first backup
                                trajectory, second backup trajectory...         
                                                                                
                              - For MTP/LTP products in the extended monitoring phase 'H' for
                                products that correspond to high activity case trajectories
                                or 'P' for products that corresponds to preferred trajectory.
                                                                                
                                                                                
         vvvvv          version number                                          
                                                                                
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DSN Stations SPK  Naming Convention     EARTHSTNS_[spec]_yymmdd.BSP             
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      token           description                                               
      ---------       -------------------------------------------------------   
      [spec]          Reference frame label:                                    
                        FX:     EARTH_FIXED alias used.                         
                        ITRF93: ITRF93 label used.                              
      yymmdd          Release date.                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
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Planet and Satellite Ephemeris SPK Naming Convetion                             
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 Use original names assigned by NAIF, in uppercase. For example:                
                                                                                
          DE405.BSP      Planetary ephemeris                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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Current SPK Kernels Set                                                         
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Note: Files EARTHSTNS_FX_yymmdd.BSP and EARTHSTNS_ITRF93_yymmdd.BSP contain     
the same data. These files only differ in that the second one use the           
reference frame label 'ITR93' instead of 'EARTH_FIXED'. 'EARTH_FIXED' alias     
must be map to either 'ITR93' or 'IAU_EARTH' before using the file. For high    
accuracy work, the EARTHSTNS_ITRF93_yymmdd.BSP is recommended (on the basis     
of ease of use).                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 Name                               Comments                                    
 ---------------------------------  -----------------------------------------   
                                                                                
 C2001Q4.BSP                        Contains ephemeris data for the comet       
                                    C2001/Q4 - NEAT. Spans from January 2004    
                                    to October 2004.                            
                                                                                
 C2002T7.BSP                        Contains ephemeris data for the comet       
                                    C2002/T7 - LINEAR. Spans from January 2004  
                                    to October 2004.                            
                                                                                
 DE405.BSP                          Contains ephemeris data for planet          
                                    barycenters, and for the Sun, planets       
                                    and satellites mass centers. It covers      
                                    until 2050.                                 
                                                                                
 EARTHSTNS_FX_yymmdd.BSP            Contains ephemeris data for NASA            
                                    DSN stations relative to the terrestrial    
                                    reference frame ITR93. In the interest of   
                                    flexibility, in this file the reference     
                                    frame is labeled with the alias             
                                    'EARTH_FIXED'. Any application using this   
                                    file must map the alias 'EARTH_FIXED' to    
                                    either 'ITR93' or 'IAU_EARTH'. This file    
                                    was released on yy-mm-dd.                   
                                                                                
 EARTHSTNS_ITRF93_yymmdd.BSP        Contains ephemeris data for NASA            
                                    DSN stations relative to the terrestrial    
                                    reference frame label 'ITR93'. This file    
                                    was released on yy-mm-dd.                   
                                                                                
 ESTRACK_Vvv.BSP                    This kernel defines theposition for each    
                                    of the ESA ESTRACK ground stations, as      
                                    seen from the center of the Earth, in the   
                                    topocentric frame defined in                
                                    ESTRACK_Vvv.TF.                             
                                                                                
 NEW_NORCIA.BSP                     Contains ephemeris data for the             
                                    ESA New Nortia station.                     
                                                                                
 ORER_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains Rosetta spacecraft reconstructed   
                                    ephemeris of 1st Earth flyby. Spans the     
                                    1st Earth flyby period. These ephemeris     
                                    corresponds to the ESOC orbit file named:   
                                    ORER_FDLRMA_DA______________vvvvv.ROS       
                                    where vvvvv designates the version number.  
                                                                                
 ORFR_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains Rosetta spacecraft predicted       
                                    ephemeris of 2nd Earth flyby. Spans the     
                                    2nd Earth flyby period. These ephemeris     
                                    corresponds to the ESOC orbit file named:   
                                    ORFR_FDLRMA_DA______________vvvvv.ROS       
                                    where vvvvv designates the version number.  
                                                                                
 ORGR_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains Rosetta spacecraft predicted       
                                    ephemeris of 3rd Earth flyby. Spans the     
                                    3rd Earth flyby period. These ephemeris     
                                    corresponds to the ESOC orbit file named:   
                                    ORGR_FDLRMA_DA______________vvvvv.ROS       
                                    where vvvvv designates the version number.  
                                                                                
 ORHO_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains ephemeris for the asteroid Steins, 
                                    that corresponds to the ESOC orbit file named
                                    ORHO_FDXRMY_DA______________vvvv.ROS, where 
                                    X can be R or L, Y can be A or B, and vvvv is
                                    the version number.                         
                                                                                
 ORHR_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains Rosetta spacecraft predicted and   
                                    reconstructed cruise ephemeris. Spans the   
                                    cruise phase, from launch to comet          
                                    rendezvous maneouver. These ephemeris       
                                    corresponds to the ESOC orbit file named:   
                                    ORHR_FDLRMA_DA______________vvvvv.ROS       
                                    where vvvvv designates the version number.  
                                                                                
 ORHS_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains ephemeris for the asteroid Lutetia,
                                    that corresponds to the ESOC orbit file named
                                    ORHS_FDXRMY_DA______________vvvvv.ROS, where
                                    X can be R or L, Y can be A or B, and vvvv is
                                    the version number.                         
                                                                                
 ORMR_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains Rosetta spacecraft reconstructed   
                                    ephemeris of Mars flyby. Spans the          
                                    Mars flyby period. These ephemeris          
                                    corresponds to the ESOC orbit file named:   
                                    ORMR_FDLRMA_DA______________vvvvv.ROS       
                                    where vvvvv designates the version number.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
 ORHW_______________vvvvv.BSP       Contains ephemeris data for the Comet       
                                    Churyumov-Gerasimenko/67P. These ephemeris are
                                    the same contained in the corresponding ESOC
                                    orbit file named ORHW_FDLRMA_DA______________vvvvv.ROS,
                                    where vvvvv designates the version number.  
                                                                                
 RORB_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_vvvvv.BSP      This product defines the Rosetta S/C orbit. It is
                                    produced as result of the navigation process and
                                    trajectory optimisation for each VSTP cycle. This
                                    file covers a period in the future "as optimised", for
                                    the up-coming operations.                   
                                                                                
 CORB_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_vvvvv.BSP      This product defines the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko
                                    orbit as result of the navigation process for each
                                    VSTP cycle and propagated into the future.  
                                                                                
 LORB_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_vvvvv.BSP      This product defines the descend trajectory of the
                                    Rosetta lander as result of the lander delivery planning
                                    activities. This product is exchanged with the lander
                                    team during the lasts VSTP cycles prior to lander
                                    delivery.                                   
                                                                                
 RORL_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_vvvvv.BSP      This product contains the long term orbit predictions
                                    for the Rosetta orbit.                      
                                                                                
 LORL_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_vvvvv.BSP      This product contains the prediction of the lander
                                    descend trajectory generated at long term, which will
                                    be generated once the landing area has been selected.
                                                                                
 CORL_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_vvvvv.BSP      This product contains the long term orbit predictions
                                    for the comet orbit.                        
                                                                                
 RORC_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_00001.BSP      This product contains a Rosetta trajectory prediction
                                    for lander delivery, generated as a response to the
                                    candidate landing areas requested by the Lander.
                                                                                
 LORC_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_00001.BSP      This product contains a Lander trajectory prediction
                                    generated as response to the candidate areas requested
                                    by the lander.                              
                                                                                
 CORC_Dc_nnn_vv_ww_a_00001.BSP      This product contains a comet trajectory prediction for
                                    lander delivery. The RORC, LORC and CORC files are
                                    provided by FD to the Lander for the purpose of cross
                                    verification of the delivery strategy and if pertinent
                                    to compare the different landing areas e.g. based on
                                    suitability of the descend strategy and communications
                                    opportunities.                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
 OUTERPLANETS_Vvvvvv.BSP            Epemeris information for the outer planets  
                                    of the solar system: Jupiter, Saturn,       
                                    Uranus and Neptune. It is meant to complement
                                    DE405.BSP, which contains information for their
                                    barycenters, but not the bodies themselves. 
                                                                                
 ROS_STRUCT_Vv.BSP                  This file contains the location of various  
                                    Rosetta instruments and structures.         
                                                                                
 TEMPEL1-9P-DI-P.BSP                Contains predicted ephemeris for the comet  
                                    Tempel-1/9P courtesy of Deep Impact Team.   
                                    These ephemeris were compute just before    
                                    the impact. Spans from May 2005 to          
                                    September 2005.                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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        This file was last modified on Sep. 9, 2014 (J. Vazquez)