Sector 68



Sector 68 Information

For full data release notes see: DRN95. For a list of TIC IDs with noted issues, see this list.

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: July 29 to August 25 2023
  • Pointing: Southern hemisphere
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 28.2
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 0.59



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 359.28 -64.24 226.1
    Camera 1 328.77 -33.46 292.05
    Camera 2 344.18 -54.91 303.01
    Camera 3 26.18 -70.66 161.04
    Camera 4 91.37 -64.93 222.35



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    143a 2023-07-29 - 2023-08-05 1387549 - 1392707 1
    143b 2023-08-05 - 2023-08-11 1392859 - 1397387 1
    144a 2023-08-11 - 2023-08-18 1397539 - 1402250 1
    144b 2023-08-18 - 2023-08-25 1402371 - 1407372 1



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Spacecraft pointing: The pointing in Sector 68 was set at −55.5 degrees in ecliptic latitude. Camera 1 and Camera 4 were both used for guiding in Orbit 143a and 144a, while Camera 4 alone was used for guiding in Orbit 143b and 144b.
    Scattered light: In Sector 68, the Earth introduces scattered light signals at the end of each orbit.