Sector 84



Sector 84 Information

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: Oct 01 to Oct 26 2024
  • Pointing: Northern hemisphere
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 0.63
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 25.10



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 343.87 56.23 43.92
    Camera 1 10.83 25.92 115.38
    Camera 2 356.05 46.88 124.33
    Camera 3 324.89 63.69 330.42
    Camera 4 267.35 65.21 23.13



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    175a 2024-10-01 - 2024-10-07 1697133 - 1701597 1
    175b 2024-10-07 - 2024-10-13 1701748 - 1706287 1
    176a 2024-10-14 - 2024-10-20 1706438 - 1711094 1
    176b 2024-10-20 - 2024-10-26 1711246 - 1715677 1



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Engineering tests: TESS performed engineering tests lasting ∼1.9 days at the end of the first orbit. Data acquired during the test are not suitable for science. The test period is clearly evident in the delta-quaternions shown in Figure 1 from TJD 3595.4 – 3597.3. The Manual Exclude (bit 8) data quality flag was set in the 2-min and 20-sec data products in the cadence range associated with the test. Data with Manual Exclude data quality flag are excluded for analysis in PDC, TPS, and DV.
    Spacecraft pointing: The pointing in Sector 84 was set at +55.5 degrees in ecliptic latitude. Camera 4 was pointed near the North Ecliptic Pole. Camera 1 and 4 were used for guiding in all four orbit segments (Orbits 175a, b and 176a, b).
    Scattered light: In Sector 84, the Earth introduces scattered light signals in Camera 1 towards the beginning and end of each orbit, and the Moon impacts Cameras 1 near the middle of Orbit 176a.