Sector 81



Sector 81 Information

For full data release notes see: DRN114. For a list of TIC IDs with noted issues, see this list.

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: July 15 to Aug 10 2024
  • Pointing: Northern hemisphere
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 25.64
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 0.99



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 292.57 34.69 17.13
    Camera 1 302.54 -0.09 104.02
    Camera 2 296.39 23.16 105.27
    Camera 3 287.51 46.06 290.43
    Camera 4 265.96 67.26 308.8



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    169a 2024-07-15 - 2024-07-21 1640946 - 1645869 1
    169b 2024-07-22 - 2024-07-27 1646021 - 1650065 1
    169a 2024-07-28 - 2024-08-03 1650476 - 1655029 1
    170b 2024-08-03 - 2024-08-10 1655181 - 1660119 1



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Spacecraft pointing: The pointing in Sector 81 was set at +55.5 degrees in ecliptic latitude. Camera 4 was pointed at the North Ecliptic Pole. Camera 4 was used for guiding in all four orbit segments. Camera 1 was also used for guiding in three of the orbit segments (169a, 170a and 170b).
    Scattered light: In Sector 81, the Earth introduces scattered light signals towards the end of each orbit, and the Moon impacts Cameras 1 and 2 near the middle of Orbit 169b.