ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC: Uncalibrated Rosetta Spacecraft Images from 2009-2010

OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera images in DN units, acquired during the Rosetta spacecraft's CRUISE 5 phase from December 2009 to May 2010. This CODMAC level 2 dataset was produced by NASA for instrument commissioning and calibration, with several unidentifiable targets of opportunity observed. The V2.0 version was reprocessed following an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Developing image calibration pipelines based on uncalibrated data in DN units
• Analyzing instrument performance during a spacecraft cruise phase based on the described commissioning objective
• Studying the characteristics of 'targets of opportunity' observed by a deep-space camera

Strengths

• Data covers a defined 5-month mission phase from 2009-12-14 to 2010-05-16
• Dataset is versioned (V2.0) and supersedes previous deliveries with documented reprocessing
• Produced by the authoritative source 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 described as uncalibrated, requiring significant preprocessing for scientific use

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft

Time Range

2009-12 14T00:00:00.000 to 2010-05-16T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:58:12.792493; freshness should be verified

Geography

Deep space; acquired during a spacecraft cruise phase