Sector 97



Sector 97 Information

Sector Summary

  • Sector dates: Sep 15 to Nov 09 2025
  • Pointing: Southern hemisphere
  • Days of Science Data Collection: 53.22
  • Days of Paused Data Collection: 1.42



    • Spacecraft Pointing (deg)

    RA dec roll
    Spacecraft 41.66 -41.85 210.37
    Camera 1 24.13 -9.32 292.44
    Camera 2 34.60 -31.26 296.14
    Camera 3 51.45 -51.83 127.55
    Camera 4 90.00 -66.56 161.25



    Orbit Summary

    Orbits Dates (UTC)

    Start - End

    		 Cadence #

    Start - End

    		 Momentum dumps
    201a 2025-09-15 - 2025-09-22 1948463 - 1953549 1
    201b 2025-09-22 - 2025-09-28 1953701 - 1957974 1
    202a 2025-09-28 - 2025-10-05 1958126 - 1963167 1
    202b 2025-10-05 - 2025-10-12 1963318 - 1967822 1
    203a 2025-10-12 - 2025-10-18 1967973 - 1972824 1
    203b 2025-10-19 - 2025-10-26 1972941 - 1978054 1
    204a 2025-10-26 - 2025-11-02 1978206 - 1983137 1
    204b 2025-11-02 - 2025-11-08 1983288 - 1987797 1

    Sector Notes

    Noted Issue Description
    Spacecraft pointing: The pointing in Sector97 was set at -54.0 degrees in ecliptic latitude. Camera 4 was pointed near the South Ecliptic Pole. Camera 1 was used for guiding in Orbits 201b, 202b, 203b and 204b. Camera 4 was also used for guiding in all eight half-orbit segments.
    Scattered light: In Sector 97, the Earth introduces scattered light signals in Cameras 1, 2, ans 3 towards the beginning of each orbit. The Moon introduces a signal in Camera 1 in orbit 204.