INTEGRAL: Satellite Science Window Catalog for Gamma-Ray Astronomy

NASA HEASARC provides a catalog of Science Windows from the INTEGRAL satellite, which segments observations into continuous intervals of specific spacecraft attitude. The database, first created in October 2004, is a mirrored and automatically updated version of the catalog maintained by the INTEGRAL Science Data Center (ISDC). It allows for the search and retrieval of data products from periods of fixed pointing, slewing, or engineering operations.

Use Cases

• Selecting observation periods for specific celestial targets based on defined Science Windows.
• Analyzing spacecraft attitude and operational states (pointing, slew, engineering) over time.
• Retrieving consolidated data products associated with a specific spacecraft orientation interval.

Strengths

• Data is mirrored and updated automatically from the authoritative INTEGRAL Science Data Center (ISDC) source.
• Catalog first created in October 2004, suggesting a long-term, maintained record.
• Generalizes complex operational sequences into standardized Science Window intervals for consistent analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

INTEGRAL Science Data Center (ISDC), mirrored by NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC).

Collection Method

Automated mirror of the online ISDC database table.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:48:43.802953; freshness should be verified.