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* "PALISADE" version: "internal" version of the RPW used by the RPW flight software team at LESIA. PALISADE IDB versions are stored in https://version-lesia.obspm.fr/repos/SO-RPW/IDB/tags/ (restricted access)


Questions related to ancillary data

How to convert on-bord time (OBT) to UTC time?

The Solar Orbiter SOC Team provides information for translating on-board time to UTC time in https://issues.cosmos.esa.int/solarorbiterwiki/display/SOSP/Translate+from+OBT+to+UTC+and+back

N.B. You need SPICE kernels to perform convertion (see

Where I can find the SPICE kernels for Solar Orbiter?

The SPICE kernels for Solar Orbiter are made available by ESA in https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/spice/solar-orbiter

Copies of latest SPICE kernels received by ROC are saved in https://rpw.lesia.obspm.fr/roc/data/private/solo/soc/spice/kernels/ (restricted access)

Where I can find a description of the ancillary data for Solar Orbiter?

Solar Orbiter ancillary data are described in the document "SOC-Provided Ancillary Data for Solar Orbiter" (SOL-SGS-TN-0017).

This document can be retrieved from https://issues.cosmos.esa.int/solarorbiterwiki/display/SOSP/SOC-Provided+Ancillary+Data+For+Solar+Orbiter

Where is Solar Orbiter spacecraft currently?

You can use the "where is solar orbiter" ESA's tool for a quick look of spacecraft trajectory over the Sun.