Sample return

Here is some data related to the OSIRIS-REx sample return phase obtained by interpolating the original data files for the following coverage windows (times are given in TDB):
S/C - SUN  : START: , END: 
S/C x axis : START: , END: 
S/C z axis : START: , END: 
Mercury    : START: , END: 
Venus      : START: , END: 
Earth      : START: , END: 
Bennu      : START: , END: 

The graph shows the location of the bodies as seen from the ecliptic north pole in the heliocentric mean ecliptic and equinox of J2000 reference frame.

The table shows the distance between the center of the bodies and the speed.
The columns "err" represent the maximum interpolation error for the shown time (most of the time, the interpolation error is much smaller than the maximum error). It is calculated as: \(err=\sqrt{(x_{1} - x_{2})^2 + (y_{1} - y_{2})^2 + (z_{1} - z_{2})^2}\), where the components with subscript 1 are interpolated and those with subscript 2 are the components obtained from the original data files.

Bodies Distance Speed
D [km] err [m] V [km/s] err [mm/s]
S/C - Sun
S/C - Bennu
S/C - Earth
Mercury - Sun
Venus - Sun
Earth - Sun
Bennu - Sun

S/C - Earth range rate:
Simulation speed:
Center: Zoom

TDB:

Here's the S/C axes pointing direction in the mean ecliptic and equinox of J2000 reference frame.
The solid lines represent the S/C axes and the dashed lines represent the direction of the Earth and the Sun.

Interpolation errors (deg): X: Y: Z:

The interpolation error is calculated as the angular separation between the true direction (obtained from the NAIF's data files and SPICE library) and the interpolated direction.
The pointing direction of the x and z axes is obtained from the interpolation, while the pointing direction of the y axis is obtained from the cross product of z and x.

The graph helps in finding the time (TDB) when the S/C varies its attitude. It shows the magnitude of the S/C angular velocity in the mean ecliptic and equinox of J2000 reference frame.

NAIF's data files

S/C position and velocity orx_210509_231025_210119_od298-R-ADM1-P-DB1_v1.bsp , tracking data: 20-OCT-2020 23:35:15 19-JAN-2021 04:59:29 orx_210408_210701_210517_od313-N-ADMA-F_v1.bsp , tracking data: 08-APR-2021 01:22:17 17-MAY-2021 02:54:19 orx_211101_231025_220519_od326-N-C22L1-F-TCM9_v1.bsp , tracking data: n/a orx_220922_260101_230216_od348-R-TCM10-P-DSM3_v1.bsp , tracking data: n/a orx_230101_231101_230413_od352-N-TCM10-F-TCM13A_v1.bsp, tracking data: n/a orx_230117_231101_230911_od368-N-TCM12-P-DB1_v1.bsp , tracking data: 19-JAN-2023 05:39:31 11-SEP-2023 13:47:14 orx_230809_231101_230915_od372-N-TCM12-F-DB1_v1.bsp , tracking data: 09-AUG-2023 00:16:35 15-SEP-2023 13:46:59
S/C orientation - Predicted files orx_p_210509_210607_xr001_od298_v00.bc orx_p_210509_210513_xr001_adm_final_mod_od311_v01.bc orx_p_210523_210527_xr001_adma_final_mod_od313_v02.bc