Description
The implementation of spice meta kernels will help in better management of spice kernels, making it easier to select and load individual kernels applicable to a particular mission phase or time span, as opposed to selecting and loading each individual kernel referenced in the meta-kernel.
Checklist
Additional Information [source]
- A meta-kernel is a specially-formatted listing of a set of kernels applicable to a particular mission phase or time span.
- For shorter missions, a single meta-kernel is provided, covering the entire data set. For longer missions, there is a series of meta-kernels, each one covering a defined time span.
- There may be multiple sets of meta-kernels based on other discriminators and multiple versions of a particular meta-kernel.
- The meta kernel(s) and mkinfo.txt are always found under the
.../extras/mk/ folder of the archived SPICE data set.
- Users should read the mkinfo.txt file included in the meta-kernel folder for important information.
Description
The implementation of spice meta kernels will help in better management of spice kernels, making it easier to select and load individual kernels applicable to a particular mission phase or time span, as opposed to selecting and loading each individual kernel referenced in the meta-kernel.
Checklist
docs.tudat.spaceAdditional Information [source]
.../extras/mk/folder of the archived SPICE data set.