ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC: Calibrated Spacecraft Images from Cruise Phase 5

OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera images from the Rosetta spacecraft's fifth cruise phase, covering a period from December 2009 to May 2010. This CODMAC level 4 dataset contains solar stray light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometric distortion corrected image data in reflectance units. The prime objective was instrument commissioning and calibration, with several targets of opportunity observed.

Use Cases

• Calibrate remote sensing instruments based on the described solar stray light and radiometric corrections.
• Analyze geometric distortion in spaceborne cameras based on the resampled, corrected image data.
• Study instrument performance during commissioning phases based on the dataset's stated prime objective.
• Process reflectance data for targets of opportunity observed during the cruise phase.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating solar stray light correction, radiometric calibration, and geometric correction.
• Covers a defined time range from 2009 12 14 to 2010 05 16.
• Produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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 the prime target was calibration, with no identifiable prime scientific target listed.

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 07:58:30.040132; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space (Rosetta spacecraft cruise phase)