MESSENGER RSS Maneuver Performance Data Record (MPD)

MPD – Maneuver Performance Data Record

Instrument: MESSENGER Radio Science Experiment

PDS Data Set ID: MESS-V/H-RSS-1-EDR-RAWDATA-V1.0

For more information about RSS MPD products, see the MPD File Description.

The Radio Science Subsystem (RSS) Maneuver Performance Data Record (MPD) files are used in the maneuver design process to specify the flow rates, moment arms, and thrust magnitudes for each spacecraft thruster. These files contain header information and seven named data blocks. They are generated by the MESSENGER product when there is a propulsive event. They contain estimates of spacecraft mass and center of mass; moments of inertia; thruster locations, directions, and magnitudes; and propellant flow rate.

RSS MPD products have the following file names:

MESS_RS_yyyyddd_yyyyddd_MPD.TXT (with detached PDS label)

where:

MESS = mission = MESSENGER

RS = instrument = Radio Science Subsystem

yyyyddd = start date, year and day

yyyyddd = stop date, year and day

MPD = product type = Maneuver Performance Data file

In ODE, MPD products have the following product IDs:

MESS_RS_YYYYDDD_YYYYDDD_MPD