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Telemetry data from the control rooms

The „Virtual Control Room“ is a feature on the DLR Website, where you have access to some telemetry data for the Missions MASCOT, InSight, ROSETTA, MSL (ISS) and EXPOSE (ISS), coming straight from the control rooms of the Microgravity User Support Center (MUSC).

The telemetry  can be roughly divided into three categories: events, housekeeping and scientific data.

1. Events are generated by special actions or conditions, so they do not occur on a regular basis. Housekeeping data, in contrast, are generated at regular intervals and show the current condition of a unit, with its configuration and status.
2. Housekeeping data include current and voltage readings, temperatures, status bits and modes, and pressure. Data from a unit are only generated if the unit is switched on. Housekeeping data from systems are generated on an ongoing basis. These include data from the power systems, thermal control and system software.
3. Scientific data are generated only by scientific units and contain data such as images, magnetic field values, temperature ranges and frequency spectra.