Sector 45



Sector 45 Information

For full data release notes see: DRN65. For a list of TIC IDs with noted issues, see this list.

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: November 7 to December 2 2021
  • Pointing: Ecliptic
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 23.96
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 1.16



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 130.3 19.02 255.09
    Camera 1 91.85 23.99 359.67
    Camera 2 117.81 21.67 349.45
    Camera 3 142.33 15.56 161.5
    Camera 4 165.2 6.93 156.97



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    97 2021-11-07 - 2021-11-19 934594 - 943577 1
    98 2021-11-20 - 2021-12-02 944411- 952682 1



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Spacecraft pointing Sector 45 consists of observations of the ecliptic plane, with the camera array aligned along the ecliptic and Camera 1 the westernmost of the four. At the beginning of Sector 45, the center of Camera 1 was ∼ 50 degrees from the antisolar point; at the end of the sector, the distance was ∼ 23 degrees. Camera 1 alone was used for guiding in orbits 97 and 98 of Sector 45.
    Scattered light At the start of orbit 97, the Earth crosses through Cameras 2, 3, and 4 and saturates the CCD detectors. At the start of orbit 98, the Earth is in Camera 4, while the Moon is in Camera 1 and moves through Camera 2. Outside of these times, strong scattered light signals are present when the Moon or Earth are near the camera fields of view.