ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC: Calibrated Reflectance Images of Space Targets, 2010-2011

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera captured calibrated reflectance images during its Rendezvous Manoeuvre 1 phase. The dataset contains radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected image data from 2010-09 04 to 2011-07-13. The primary objective was instrument commissioning and calibration, with several unidentifiable targets of opportunity observed.

Use Cases

• Calibrating remote sensing instruments based on the described radiometric calibration and geometric correction
• Analyzing reflectance properties of space objects based on the normalized reflectance unit data
• Developing image processing pipelines for spacecraft camera data based on the described correction processes

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and geometrically distortion corrected
• Covers a specific 10-month mission phase from 2010-09-04 to 2011-07-13
• Produced by NASA for instrument commissioning and calibration

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
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft

Time Range

2010-09-04T00:00:00.000 to 2011-07-13T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:40:48.816712; freshness should be verified

Geography

Space imagery; no specific planetary body identified as prime target