KARI Planetary Data System (KPDS)
The spacecraft "Danuri" is on a mission to fly in a polar orbit at an altitude of 100 km above lunar surface, collecting various forms of scientific data on lunar surface and space environment, including images, magnetic fields, gamma rays, and more. The collected lunar scientific data undergoes a process of correction for noise and distortion caused by the electrical and mechanical characteristics of the science payload, and its quality is verified to be usable for actual research. Each institution responsible for developing the scientific payloads goes through a verification and analysis process to achieve the specific goals of scientific research associated with each payload. After approximately one year from the time the data is received at the KPLO Deep-space Ground System, it becomes publicly accessible on the internet for anyone to use.
To facilitate this, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has developed the KARI Planetary Data System (KPDS), the first planetary data system for Korean space exploration. Through KPDS, data acquired by domestically developed scientific payloads such as KMAG, KGRS, LUTI, and PolCam will be made available to the public. Scientific data from the U.S.-developed ShadowCam, integrated into Danuri as an international collaboration payload, will be released through NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS).
To download the scientific data from the KPDS website, no membership or login is required. Anyone can freely download the data for non-profit educational and research purposes. However, a specialized knowledge of the characteristics of the scientific payloads and data processing may be necessary for effective utilization of the publicly available scientific data.