| Description: The type attribute classifies the quaternion according to how its elements are stored and used. |
| Namespace Id: pds | Steward: pds | Class Name: Quaternion | Type: ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed |
| Minimum Value: None | Maximum Value: None | Minimum Characters: 1 | Maximum Characters: 255 |
| Unit of Measure Type: None | Default Unit Id: None | Attribute Concept: Type | Conceptual Domain: Short_String |
| Status: Active | Nillable: false | Pattern: None |
| Permissible Value(s) | Value | Value Meaning |
| | SPICE | The quaternion has components zero through three, with the 0th component being the scalar, and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd being the vector components. |
| | Spacecraft Telemetry | The quaternion has components one through four, with the 4th component being the scalar, and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd being the vector components. |