KPL/MK Meta-kernel for the Mars Express dataset release v0.2.0 ========================================================================== This meta-kernel lists the Mars Express SPICE kernels providing coverage since the beginning of the mision. All of the kernels listed below are archived in the MEX SPICE data set. This set of files and the order in which they are listed were picked to provide the best available data and the most complete coverage based on the information about the kernels available at the time this meta-kernel was made. Usage of the Meta-kernel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This meta-kernel lists the Mars Express SPICE kernels providing coverage for the following mission period: Summary for: ../spk/bc_mcs_mct_50034_20181016_20251205_v02.bsp Body: MERCURY PLANETARY ORBITER (-121) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 2018 OCT 16 01:54:54.782 2025 DEC 05 01:03:38.943 Summary for: ../spk/bc_mpo_mlt_50037_20260314_20280529_v01.bsp Body: MERCURY PLANETARY ORBITER (-121)* Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 2026 MAR 14 15:41:49.985 2028 MAY 29 14:32:10.384 Summary for: ../spk/bc_mmo_mlt_50038_20251220_20280305_v01.bsp Body: MERCURY MAGNETOSPHERIC ORBITER (-68)* Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 2025 DEC 20 09:18:27.711 2028 MAR 05 08:03:07.611 Reading the comments of the binary SPK and C-Kernels is very helpful to understand the implemented SC position and orientation. You can use the following NAIF command line utility to extract that information from the kernels: > commnt -r bc_mpo_sc_*.bc The kernels listed below can be found at: ftp://spiftp.esac.esa.int/data/SPICE/MARS-EXPRESS/kernels/ It is recommended that users make a local copy of this file and modify the value of the PATH_VALUES keyword to point to the actual location of the Mars Express SPICE ``data'' directory on their system. Replacing ``/'' with ``\'' and converting line terminators to the format native to the user's system may also be required if this meta-kernel is to be used on a non-UNIX workstation. Implementation Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is recommended that users make a local copy of this file and modify the value of the PATH_VALUES keyword to point to the actual location of the Mars Express SPICE data set's ``data'' directory on their system. Replacing ``/'' with ``\'' and converting line terminators to the format native to the user's system may also be required if this meta-kernel is to be used on a non-UNIX workstation. ------------------- This file was created on February 21, 2017 by Marc Costa Sitja (ESAC/ESA). \begindata PATH_VALUES = ( '../..' ) PATH_SYMBOLS = ( 'KERNELS' ) KERNELS_TO_LOAD = ( '$KERNELS/ck/former_versions/ATNM_P060401000000_01322.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/ATNM_RECONSTITUTED_00004.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/former_versions/MEX_ASPERA_SAF_030603_66.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2003_V0001.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2004_V0001.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2005_V0001.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2006_V0001.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2007_V0001.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2008_V0033.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2009_V0054.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2010_V0048.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2011_V0048.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2012_V0046.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2013_V0048.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2014_V0044.BC' '$KERNELS/ck/MEX_SA_2015_V0002.BC' 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