The file p11-a.bsp was created October 1994 using a series of Pioneer 11 orbit solutions of unknown pedigree. It uses the DE-118 inertial reference frame. This trajectory solution is presumably not as good as p11_sat336.bsp described below. Time of Jupiter closest approach obtained using WebGeocalc is: 1974 12 03 05:21:29.8 UTC Time of Saturn closest approach obtained using WebGeocalc is: 1979 09 01 16:29:33.6 UTC Summary for: p11-a.bsp Body: PIONEER-11 (-24) w.r.t. JUPITER BARYCENTER (5) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1974 OCT 05 22:42:17.672 1975 JAN 30 11:59:26.237 Body: PIONEER-11 (-24) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1979 JUN 27 13:38:08.390 1979 AUG 28 00:00:50.182 1979 AUG 28 00:00:50.182 1979 NOV 06 21:40:29.946 Body: PIONEER-11 (-24) w.r.t. SUN (10) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1973 APR 09 03:55:06.852 1973 APR 11 15:00:44.185 1973 APR 11 15:00:44.185 1974 OCT 05 22:42:17.672 1975 JAN 30 11:59:26.237 1979 JUN 27 13:38:08.390 1979 NOV 06 21:40:29.946 1990 JAN 02 00:00:57.183 Body: PIONEER-11 (-24) w.r.t. EARTH (399) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1973 APR 06 02:25:44.185 1973 APR 09 03:55:06.852 Bodies: EARTH BARYCENTER (3) w.r.t. SOLAR SYSTEM BARYCENTER (0) JUPITER BARYCENTER (5) w.r.t. SOLAR SYSTEM BARYCENTER (0) SATURN BARYCENTER (6) w.r.t. SOLAR SYSTEM BARYCENTER (0) SUN (10) w.r.t. SOLAR SYSTEM BARYCENTER (0) EARTH (399) w.r.t. EARTH BARYCENTER (3) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1973 APR 06 02:25:44.185 1990 JAN 02 00:00:57.183 Bodies: IO (501) w.r.t. JUPITER BARYCENTER (5) EUROPA (502) w.r.t. JUPITER BARYCENTER (5) GANYMEDE (503) w.r.t. JUPITER BARYCENTER (5) CALLISTO (504) w.r.t. JUPITER BARYCENTER (5) JUPITER (599) w.r.t. JUPITER BARYCENTER (5) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1974 NOV 01 00:00:45.182 1974 DEC 31 00:00:45.183 Bodies: MIMAS (601) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) ENCELADUS (602) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) TETHYS (603) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) DIONE (604) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) RHEA (605) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) TITAN (606) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) HYPERION (607) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) IAPETUS (608) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) SATURN (699) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1979 AUG 01 00:00:50.183 1979 SEP 30 00:00:50.182 The file p11_sat336.bsp (originally named p11.sat336.bsp) was created by Robert Jacobson around Summer 2010. It uses the J2000 reference frame. It covers ONLY a short time around Saturn closest approach. Time of Saturn closest approach obtained using Webgeocalc is: 1979 09 01 16:30:33.4 UTC Summary for: p11_sat336.bsp Body: PIONEER-11 (-24) w.r.t. SATURN BARYCENTER (6) Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1979 AUG 20 12:00:00.000 1979 SEP 05 00:00:00.000 More details about the files are available in the comment areas of the files. You may read these comments using the "commnt" utility program available in any SPICE Toolkit.