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Planning and Processing Space Science Observations Using NASA's SPICE SystemThe Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) team, acting under the directions of NASA's Office of Space Science, has built a data system-named SPICE, to assist scientists in planning and interpreting scientific observations from space-borne instruments. The principal objective of this data system is that it will provide geometric and other ancillary data used to plan space science missions and subsequently recover the full value of science instrument data returned from these missions, including correlation of individual instrument data sets with data from other instruments on the same or other spacecraft. SPICE is also used to support a host of mission engineering functions, such as telecommunications system analysis and operation of NASA's Deep Space Network antennas. This paper describes the SPICE system, including where and how it is used. It also touches on possibilities for further development and invites participation it this endeavor.
Document ID
20000056084
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Acton, Charles H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN: 0-7803-5846-5
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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