Fermi FT2 Spacecraft Pointing Files

Description

This utility permits you to download the most current version of the spacecraft (FT2) file predicting the LAT's pointing for a given mission week. The FT2 file is a FITS-formatted file describing Fermi's position and orientation, and thus the LAT's pointing, as a function of time. The FT2 files available here are created in planning Fermi's timeline, and thus provide the observatory's predicted pointing for a given mission week. Files with the string 'PRELIM' in the filename are produced approximately three weeks in advance, while files with 'FINAL' in the filename describe the timeline that will be uploaded to the spacecraft; thus you should use the latter if available. Note that the actual LAT pointing may differ from the predicted as a result of Target-of-Opportunity observations or Autonomous Repoints in response to a bright gamma-ray burst.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
70 http://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/observations/timeline/ft2/files/
47 ISS.OEM_J2K_EPH.txt https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_OEM/ISS.OEM_J2K_EPH.txt
55 ISS.OEM_J2K_EPH.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_OEM/ISS.OEM_J2K_EPH.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesINT01.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesINT01.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesINT02.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesINT02.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesINT03.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesINT03.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesINT04.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesINT04.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesINT05.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesINT05.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA01.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA01.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA02.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA02.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA03.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA03.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA04.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA04.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA05.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA05.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA06.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA06.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA07.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA07.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA08.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA08.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA09.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA09.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA10.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA10.xml
55 XMLsightingData_citiesUSA11.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_citiesUSA11.xml
55 XMLsightingData_natparksUSA01.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_natparksUSA01.xml
55 XMLsightingData_natparksUSA02.xml https://nasa-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iss-coords/2021-06-09/ISS_sightings/XMLsightingData_natparksUSA02.xml

Tags

  • fermi
  • pulsars
  • astrophysics
  • light-arcs
  • lat
  • gamma-ray-bursts
  • photons
  • gbm
  • solar-flares
  • particle-physics
  • space-science

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