VENUS CLIMATE ORBITER IR1: Spacecraft Geometry Information for Venus Images

Geometry information products calculated by the SPICE toolkit for images acquired by the IR1 instrument onboard the Venus Climate Orbiter (also known as AKATSUKI). The data files are provided in FITS format with metadata in the header of the HDUs. The dataset was last updated on 2026-03-13.

Use Cases

• Calibrating IR1 instrument imagery based on associated geometry information.
• Analyzing Venus atmospheric features using geometrically corrected images.
• Validating spacecraft trajectory and orientation models using SPICE-derived geometry data.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific spacecraft mission (Venus Climate Orbiter/AKATSUKI).
• Geometry information is calculated using the established SPICE toolkit.
• Data files contain metadata within the FITS format headers.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are 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

Collection Method

Calculated by SPICE toolkit using specific SPICE kernels (VCO-V-SPICE-6-V1.0) from the Venus Climate Orbiter spacecraft.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:05:33.130304; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Venus