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| NEAR Data Archive
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SBN received 12 volumes of SPICE geometry data for all phases of the mission. These volumes contain navigation and ancillary data in the form of SPICE System kernel files for the NEAR spacecraft. The following table provides direct links to volumes containing the final, PDS-formatted, SPICE data for the NEAR mission (or go to the Expert Search of final data submissions -- in development).
| Mission Phase | # of Data Files | Start Date (day of year)* | Stop Date (day of year)* | View the Data Directory (includes PDS labels) | View the Data Volume (includes documentation) |
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| Cruise 1 | 427 | 1996-02-20 (041)* | 1997-06-24 (175)* | ngcru1_0001/data | ngcru1_0001 |
| Mathilde | 3 | 1997-06-25 (176)* | 1997-06-27 (178)* | ngmath_0001/data | ngmath_0001 |
| Cruise2 | 212 | 1997-06-28 (179)* | 1998-01-22 (022)* | ngcru2_0001/data | ngcru2_0002 |
| Earth Flyby | 4 | 1998-01-23 (023)* | 1998-01-26 (026)* | ngerth_0001/data | ngerth_0001 |
| Cruise 3 | 289 | 1998-01-27 (027)* | 1998-12-22 (356)* | ngcru3_0001/data | ngcru3_0001 |
| Eros Flyby | 1 | 1998-12-23 (357)* | 1998-12-23 (357)* | ngerfb_0001/data | ngerfb_0001 |
| Cruise 4 | 371 | 1998-12-24 (358)* | 2000-01-10 (010)* | ngcru4_0001/data | ngcru4_0001 |
| Eros Orbit | 105 | 2000-01-11 (011)* | 2000-04-25 (115)* | ngeros_0001/data | ngeros_0001 |
| 117 | 2000-04-26 (116)* | 2000-08-08 (220)* | ngeros_0002/data | ngeros_0002 | |
| 128 | 2000-08-09 (221)* | 2000-12-01 (335)* | ngeros_0003/data | ngeros_0003 | |
| 36 | 2000-12-02 (336)* | 2001-02-12 (043)* | ngeros_0004/data | ngeros_0004 | |
| Eros On Surface | 6 | 2001-02-13 (044)* | 2001-02-28 (059)* | ngersf_0001/data | ngersf_0001 |
The following topics will aid your search through the NEAR Data Archive: