ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC 4: Rosetta Spacecraft Calibration Images from Cruise Phase

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera image data from the Rosetta spacecraft's CRUISE 2 mission phase, processed to reflectance units. The dataset covers the period from 2005-04-05 to 2006-07-28, with the prime objective being instrument commissioning and calibration. This V1.0 dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Calibrating optical instrument models based on solar stray light correction and radiometric calibration data
• Analyzing geometric distortion in deep-space camera systems based on the resampled, corrected image data
• Studying reflectance properties of unplanned targets of opportunity observed during the cruise phase

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating solar stray light correction, radiometric calibration, and geometric distortion correction
• Covers a specific, defined time range from 2005-04-05T00:00:00.000 to 2006-07-28T23:59:59.000
• Produced by the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the CRUISE 2 mission phase.

Time Range

2005-04-05T00:00:00.000 to 2006-07-28T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 04:24:28.705304; freshness should be verified

Geography

Deep space; no specific planetary target identified.