ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC: Calibrated Space Imagery from 2004 Commissioning Phase

Radiometric calibrated image data acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers the COMMISSIONING 2 mission phase from September 6 to October 16, 2004, with a prime objective of instrument calibration. This version V1.0 was reprocessed after an external peer review in October 2018 and supersedes previous deliveries.

Use Cases

• Calibrating radiometric models for the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera based on the described commissioning data.
• Analyzing instrument performance during the initial mission phase based on the calibration objective.
• Studying targets of opportunity observed in 2004, as mentioned in the description.
• Comparing reprocessed V1.0 data quality with earlier versions based on the reprocessing note.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm).
• Covers a defined 41-day commissioning period from 2004-09 06 to 2004-10-16.
• Reprocessed to version V1.0 following an external peer review in October 2018.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes no identifiable prime target, suggesting observational focus was calibration.

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 10:57:17.925687; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space; Rosetta spacecraft trajectory during commissioning.