Sector 44



Sector 44 Information

For full data release notes see: DRN64. For a list of TIC IDs with noted issues, see this list.

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: October 12 to November 5 2021
  • Pointing: Ecliptic
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 22.78
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 1.47



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 89.61 24.13 270.16
    Camera 1 51.11 19.23 14.87
    Camera 2 76.5 23.54 5.47
    Camera 3 102.72 23.61 174.83
    Camera 4 128.16 19.41 165.36



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    95 2021-10-12 - 2021-10-24 916364 - 924674 1
    96 2021-10-25 - 2021-11-05 925734 - 933829 1



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Spacecraft pointing Sector 44 consists of observations of the ecliptic plane. For ecliptic pointings, the antisolar point is set towards the edge of Camera 1 (nearest Camera 2), and Cameras 2, 3, and 4 are aligned parallel to the ecliptic plane in the westward direction. Camera 1 alone was used for guiding in orbits 95 and 96 of Sector 44.
    Scattered light At the end of orbit 95, the Moon crosses through Camera 1 and saturates the CCD detectors. At the start of orbit 96, the Moon is in Camera 3 and moves through Camera 4. Outside of these times, strong scattered light signals are present when the Moon or Earth are near the camera fields of view.