Sector 82



Sector 82 Information

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: Aug 10 to Sep 05 2024
  • Pointing: Northern hemisphere
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 25.23
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 0.63



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 309.13 39.78 27.8
    Camera 1 325.16 6.78 111.16
    Camera 2 315.49 28.98 114.19
    Camera 3 300.44 50.1 303.97
    Camera 4 265.65 66.52 334.11



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    171a 2024-08-10 - 2024-08-16 1660271 - 1664499 1
    171b 2024-08-16 - 2024-08-22 1664651 - 1668964 1
    172a 2024-08-23 - 2024-08-29 1669116 - 1673789 1
    172b 2024-08-29 - 2024-09-05 1673941 - 1678889 1



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Spacecraft pointing: The pointing in Sector 82 was set at +55.5 degrees in ecliptic latitude. Camera 4 was pointed at the North Ecliptic Pole. Cameras 1 and 4 were used for guiding in all four orbit segments: Orbits 171 a, b and 172 a, b.
    Scattered light: In Sector 82, the Earth introduces scattered light signals in Camera 4 towards the middle of each orbit, and the Moon impacts Cameras 1 near the middle of Orbit 171b.