ROSETTA-ORBITER: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Calibration Images from Cruise Phase 4-1

Solar stray light corrected and radiometrically calibrated image data in W/m^2/sr/nm, acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers the period from 2008-01-28 to 2008-08-03 during the CRUISE 4-1 mission phase, with a prime objective of commissioning and calibration. This V1.0 version is the first release of this dataset from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Calibrate optical instrument models based on solar stray light correction data
• Analyze radiometric properties of spaceborne cameras based on calibrated image units (W/m^2/sr/nm)
• Study geometric distortion in narrow-angle space imagery based on resampled, corrected data
• Validate spacecraft instrument performance during cruise phases based on commissioning data

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating radiometric calibration and geometric correction
• Covers a defined 6-month time range from 2008-01 28 to 2008-08-03
• Produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a recognized space agency

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The description notes several targets were observed but none are identifiable as a prime target, suggesting a diffuse observational focus

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the CRUISE 4-1 mission phase.

Time Range

2008-01-28T00:00:00.000 to 2008-08-03T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:18:36.443135; freshness should be verified

Geography

Space; solar system observations during a spacecraft cruise phase.