Sector 32



× Warning for Sector 32 (January 2021): Approximately 26 hrs lost due to a star tracker anomaly.

Sector 32 Information

For full data release notes see:DRN48. For a list of TIC IDs with noted issues, see this list.

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: November 20 to December 16 2020
  • Pointing: Southern hemisphere
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 25.01
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 1.0



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 77.19 -31.4 188.63
    Camera 1 72.12 4.28 277.38
    Camera 2 75.29 -19.52 277.81
    Camera 3 79.64 -43.24 100.12
    Camera 4 90.0 -66.56 108.78



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    71 2020-11-20 - 2020-12-02 681670 - 690109 1
    72 2020-12-03 - 2020-12-16 690829 - 700399 1



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Star tracker anomaly UTC 2020-11-16 10:37, instrument turned off and collection of data for orbit 71 started 29 hrs later than scheduled. Normal operation started 2020-11-20-17-13-00 UTC.
    Spacecraft pointing Camera 4 alone was used for guiding in orbit 72.
    Scattered light In Sector 32, the Moon introduces a strong glint in Camera 1 at the end of orbit 71.