Sector 61



Sector 61 Information

For full data release notes see: DRN86. For a list of TIC IDs with noted issues, see this list.

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: January 18 to February 12 2023
  • Pointing: Southern hemisphere
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 24.80
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 0.63



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 118.04 -36.09 162.22
    Camera 1 128.39 -1.39 255.71
    Camera 2 122.05 -24.59 254.25
    Camera 3 112.66 -47.41 68.62
    Camera 4 89.06 -68.26 48.23



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    129a 2023-01-18 - 2023-01-24 1249444 - 1254152 1
    129b 2023-01-25 - 2023-01-30 1254304 - 1258375
    130a 2023-01-30 - 2023-02-06 1258526 - 1263410 1
    130b 2023-02-06 - 2023-02-12 1263561 - 1267755



    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Spacecraft pointing The pointing in Sector 61 was set at −55.5 degrees in ecliptic latitude. Camera 4 alone was used for guiding in the first half of orbit 129 and orbit 130. Camera 1 and Camera 4 were both used for guiding in the second half of each orbit.
    Scattered light In Sector 61, the Earth introduces scattered light signals at the start and end of each orbit.