ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC 2 CR4B: Uncalibrated Rosetta Spacecraft Images from 2008-2009

Uncalibrated image data in DN units acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the CRUISE 4-2 mission phase. The dataset covers the period from 2008-10-06T00:00:00.000 to 2009-09 13T23:59:59.000 and was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Its prime objective was commissioning and calibration, with several targets of opportunity observed.

Use Cases

• Calibrate instrument response models based on uncalibrated DN unit data.
• Analyze spacecraft camera performance during the cruise phase.
• Process raw observational data of opportunistic celestial targets.
• Compare data processing versions for reprocessed datasets following peer review.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 11-month mission phase from October 2008 to September 2009.
• Dataset is versioned (V2.0) and has been reprocessed following an external peer review in October 2018.
• Originates from a major space agency (NASA).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is explicitly uncalibrated, requiring significant preprocessing for scientific use.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2008-10-06T00:00:00.000 to 2009-09-13T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 12:59:25.428712; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space; celestial observations during spacecraft cruise.