ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC 2: Rosetta Spacecraft Commissioning Images, 2004

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER CHECKOUT OSIWAC 2 CVP2 EDR V1.0 dataset contains uncalibrated image data in DN units acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The data was collected during the COMMISSIONING 2 mission phase from September 6 to October 16, 2004, with a prime objective of instrument commissioning and calibration. This version V1.0 supersedes a previous delivery after a 2018 external peer review and reprocessing.

Use Cases

• Calibrating camera sensor response based on uncalibrated DN unit data mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing instrument performance during the spacecraft's commissioning phase.
• Studying opportunistic celestial targets observed during the specified time window.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta spacecraft, a major ESA/NASA planetary science mission.
• Covers a defined 41-day commissioning period from 2004-09-06 to 2004-10-16.
• Reprocessed and versioned (V1.0) following an external peer review in October 2018.

Limitations

• Data is uncalibrated (in DN units), requiring significant preprocessing for scientific analysis.
• 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 Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2004-09-06T00:00:00.000 to 2004-10-16T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:56:44.094768; freshness should be verified.