New Horizons LORRI: Post-Launch Calibration Images V3.0

Post-launch checkout phase data from 2006, including instrument commissioning activities before and after the aperture door opened on August 29. This version 3.0 dataset contains calibrated images from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on the New Horizons spacecraft, taken by NASA. It includes bias images, internal lamp images, and calibration observations of stars in cluster M7 and planetary targets like Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Use Cases

• Calibrating instrument response based on bias images and internal lamp observations mentioned in the description
• Analyzing stellar photometry for calibration using images of the open cluster M7
• Testing short-exposure imaging techniques based on Jovian observations described
• Studying instrument performance during commissioning phases based on the described activities

Strengths

• Version 3.0 includes updates from a peer-reviewed version 2.0, suggesting iterative quality improvements
• Data covers a specific, documented mission phase (post-launch checkout) with key dates like the aperture door opening on 2006-08 29
• Includes observations of multiple calibration targets (stars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) as described

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• No new observations were added in Version 3.0, only recalibration and documentation updates

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) instrument during the New Horizons post-launch checkout phase.

Time Range

2006, primarily spring and summer, with specific activities around August 29.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:26:37.777327; freshness should be verified

Geography

Space-based observations of celestial targets (M7 star cluster, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto).