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SW_SC_xDYN_1B
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Auxiliary data needed for precise orbit determination and non-gravitational force modelling
Description
The SC_xDYN_1B Product contains auxiliary data needed for precise orbit determination and non-gravitational force modelling.
Data Access
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- HTTPS (Product files): https://swarm-diss.eo.esa.int/#swarm/Level1b/Latest_baselines/SC_xDYN
- FTP (Product files): ftp://swarm-diss.eo.esa.int/Level1b/Latest_baselines/SC_xDYN
Output variables
| Variable | Units | Description | Dim | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | UTC | Time of observation | 1 | CDF_EPOCH |
| SyncStatus | - | Synchronization status | 1 | CDF_UINT2 |
| a_Sun | m/s2 | Acceleration due to Solar radiation pressure, S/C frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| e_Sun | - | Direction to the Sun, unit vector, S/C frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| m_SC | kg | Actual mass of S/C | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| r_CoG | m | Center of gravity, S/C frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| A_head | m2 | Cross sections of the S/C, orbit frame,front | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| A_right | m2 | Cross sections of the S/C, orbit frame,right | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| A_left | m2 | Cross sections of the S/C, orbit frame,left | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| A_down | m2 | Cross sections of the S/C, orbit frame,down | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| K_Earth | m2 | Downward optical reflectivity of the S/C | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| P_Gas | Pa | Pressure of gas tanks | 2 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| T_Gas | deg C | Temperature of gas tanks | 2 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| Flags_Platform | - | Flags characterizing the S/C platform information | 1 | CDF_UINT2 |
| Flags_q | - | Flags characterizing the attitude information | 1 | CDF_UINT1 |
| dt_thr | s | Thruster on-time | 12 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| thr_set | - | Flag indicating which thruster branch is active | 1 | CDF_UINT2 |
| f_thr | mN | Nominal thrust force of activated thrusters (combined x, y, z) | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| a_centr | m/s2 | Centrifugal acceleration, S/C frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| a_GG | m/s2 | Gravity gradient acceleration, S/C frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
Details
| Flag | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flags_Platform | 0 | Platform telemetry nominal (no missing or suspicious data) |
| 4 | Heater switching | |
| 5, 6 | Combination (sum) of values 1 and 2 with 4 | |
| 8 | Level 1a.Bus.State telemetry missing | |
| 9, 10 | Combination (sum) of values 1 and 2 with 8 | |
| 16 | Thruster firing | |
| 17...26 | Combination (sum) of values 1/2, 4/8 and 16 | |
| 32 | Level 1a.AOCS.Thru_HK telemetry missing | |
| 33...42 | Combination (sum) of values 1/2, 4/8 and 32 | |
| Flags_q | 0 | Attitude information (STR) nominal |
| 1 | Lack of 1 or 2 attitudes of CHU1 in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 2 | Lack of 1 or 2 attitudes of CHU2 in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 3 | Lack of 1 or 2 attitudes of CHU3 in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 4 | Lack of 3 or 4 attitudes of CHU1 in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 5 | Lack of 3 or 4 attitudes of CHU2 in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 6 | Lack of 3 or 4 attitudes of CHU3 in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 7 | Not currently used | |
| 8 | On-ground aberrational correction of any attitude sample among 4 nearest STR samples. | |
| 9-14 | As 1-7 above with on-ground aberrational correction of any attitude sample among 4 nearest STR samples. | |
| 15 | Not currently used | |
| 16 | CHU1 obscured by bright object in 4 nearest STR samples (all 4 CHU1 samples invalid), CHU2 and CHU3 ok | |
| 17 | CHU2 obscured by bright object in 4 nearest STR samples (all 4 CHU2 samples invalid) , CHU1 and CHU3 ok | |
| 18 | CHU3 obscured by bright object in 4 nearest STR samples (all 4 CHU3 samples invalid) , CHU1 and CHU2 ok | |
| 19 | Lack of 2-4 attitudes of CHU1 and CHU2 in 4 nearest STR samples, but not both simultaneously | |
| 20 | Lack of 2-4 attitudes of CHU1 and CHU3 in 4 nearest STR samples, but not both simultaneously | |
| 21 | Lack of 2-4 attitudes of CHU2 and CHU3 in 4 nearest STR samples, but not both simultaneously | |
| 22 | Lack of 3-4 attitudes of CHU1, CHU2, and CHU3 in 4 nearest STR samples, but not two simultaneously | |
| 23 | Not currently used | |
| 24-30 | As 16-22 above with on-ground aberrational correction. | |
| 31 | Not currently used | |
| 32 | 1 or 2 attitudes based on CHU1 alone (CHU2 and CHU3 missing) in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 33 | 1 or 2 attitudes based on CHU2 alone in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 34 | 1 or 2 attitudes based on CHU3 alone in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 35 | 2 attitudes based on single, intermittent CHU alone in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 36-39 | Not currently used | |
| 40-43 | As 32-35 above with on-ground aberrational correction. | |
| 44-47 | Not currently used | |
| 48 | 1 attitude sample missing among 4 nearest STR samples (data gap) | |
| 49 | 2 attitude samples missing among 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 50 | 3 or more attitude samples missing among 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 51 | 3 or 4 attitudes based on CHU1 alone in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 52 | 3 or 4 attitudes based on CHU2 alone in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 53 | 3 or 4 attitudes based on CHU3 alone in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 54 | 3 or 4 attitudes based on single, intermittent CHU alone in 4 nearest STR samples | |
| 55 | Not currently used | |
| 56-62 | As 48-54 above with on-ground aberrational correction. | |
| 63-254 | Not currently used | |
| 255 | Not enough STR data for generating attitude information. |
Related resources
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