ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC: Calibrated Rosetta Spacecraft Images from 2004

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER CHECKOUT OSIWAC 4 CVP1 RDR V1.0 dataset contains radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected image data in W/m^2/sr/nm. The data was acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during its COMMISSIONING 1 phase from March 5 to June 6, 2004. The primary objective was instrument commissioning and calibration, with several targets of opportunity observed.

Use Cases

• Calibrate other remote sensing instruments based on the radiometric calibration data mentioned in the description
• Analyze geometric distortion in space-based cameras based on the corrected image data
• Study instrument performance during spacecraft commissioning phases based on the stated prime objective
• Process and compare early mission imagery from the specified 2004 time range

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm)
• Images have been geometrically distortion corrected and resampled
• Covers a defined commissioning period from 2004-03 05 to 2004-06-06
• Produced by NASA, an authoritative space agency

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft

Time Range

2004-03-05T00:00:00.000 to 2004-06-06T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:34:02.607611; freshness should be verified

Geography

Space; targets of opportunity observed during commissioning