Data Products Table
Data Product Summary
The complete set of TESS data products are summarized in the tables below. Much more information is available in the Data Products Handbook, and tutorials are available in the TESS Archive Manual.
| Pixel-Level and Planet Search Products | Models and Engineering Files | Source Catalogs and Simulated Data Sets | File Name Schema | File Path Schema |
Pixel-Level And Planet Search Products
| Product | File Name Convention | File Location | Primary Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncalibrated Full Frame Image | tess{date-time}-s{sctr}-{cam}-{ccd}-{scid}-{cr}_ffir.fits | ffi/s{sctr}/{yyyy}/{ddd}/{cam}-{ccd}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 3 |
| Calibrated Full Frame Image | tess{date-time}-s{sctr}-{cam}-{ccd}-{scid}-{cr}_ffic.fits | ffi/s{sctr}/{yyyy}/{ddd}/{cam}-{ccd}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 3 |
| Target Pixel File | tess{date-time}-s{sctr}-{tid}-{scid}-{cr}_tp.fits | tid/s{sctr}/{tid1}/{tid2}/{tid3}/{tid4}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 4 |
| Light Curve File | tess{date-time}-s{sctr}-{tid}-{scid}-{cr}_lc.fits | tid/s{sctr}/{tid1}/{tid2}/{tid3}/{tid4}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 5 |
| Collateral Target Pixel File | tess{date-time}-s{sctr}-{type}-{cam}-{ccd}-{output}-{scid}-{cr}_col.fits | ffi/s{sctr}/yyyy/ddd/{cam}-{ccd}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 7 |
| Cotrending Basis Vectors | tess{date-time}-s{sctr}-{cam}-{ccd}-{scid}-{cr}_cbv.fits | ffi/s{sctr}/yyyy/ddd/{cam}-{ccd}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 8 |
| Data Validation Results | tess{date-time}-s{startsctr}-s{endsctr}-{tid}-{pin}_dvr.xml | tid/s{sctr}/{tid1}/{tid2}/{tid3}/{tid4}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 10 |
| TCE Summary Report | tess{date-time}-s{startsctr}-s{endsctr}-{tid}-{pn}-{pin}_dvs.pdf | tid/s{sctr}/{tid1}/{tid2}/{tid3}/{tid4}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 11 |
| Full Data Validation Report | tess{date-time}-s{startsctr}-s{endsctr}-{tid}-{pin}_dvr.pdf | tid/s{sctr}/{tid1}/{tid2}/{tid3}/{tid4}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 12 |
| Data Validation Results Schema | tess{date-time}_dvr.xsd | models/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 13 |
| Data Validation Time Series | tess{date-time}-s{startsctr}-s{endsctr}-{tid}-{pin}_dvt.fits | tid/s{sctr}/{tid1}/{tid2}/{tid3}/{tid4}/ | Sci. Data Prod. - Sec. 14 |
Models and Engineering Files
| Product | File Name Convention | File Location | Primary Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft Configuration State | {prefix}_{cid}-config.xml | engineering/ | |
| Target Pixel Table | {prefix}_{pid}-target-pixel-table.xml | pixel_list/ | |
| Collateral Pixel Table | {prefix}_{pid}-collateral-pixel-table.xml | pixel_list/ | |
| Target List | {prefix}_{lid}-{sctr}-target-list.xml | pixel_list/ | |
| Engineering Data (Mnemonics) | tess{date-time}_sector{sn}-eng.fits | engineering/ | |
| Engineering Data (Quaternions) | tess{date-time}_sector{sn}-quat.fits | engineering/ | |
| Predicted Orbit Ephemerides | TESS_EPH_PRE_{datestamp}_{vv}.bsp | models/ | |
| Definitive Orbit Ephemerides | TESS_EPH_DEF_{datestamp}_{vv}.bsp | models/ | |
| Predicted Orbit Ephermerides w/o Maneuvers | TESS_EPH_PRE_LONG_{datestamp}_{vv}.bsp | models/ | |
| Predicted Orbit Ephemerides w/ Maneuvers | TESS_EPH_PRE_MNVR_{datestamp}_{vv}.bsp | models/ | |
| Pre-commissioning Predictive Ephemerides w/ Maneuvers | TESS_EPH_PRE_COMM_{datestamp}_{vv}.bsp | models/ | |
| Planetary Ephemeris Kernel | {prefix}_de{P}.bsp | models/ | |
| Spacecraft Clock Kernel | {prefix}_sclk.tsc | engineering/ | |
| Leap Seconds Kernel | {prefix}_naif{L}.tls | models/ | |
| Flat Field Model | tess{did}_{cam}-{ccd}-flat.fits | models/ | |
| Gain Model | {prefix}_{mid}-gain.xml | models/ | |
| Linearity Model | {prefix}_{mid}-linearity.xml | models/ | |
| Two-Dimensional Black Model | tess{did}-{cam}-{ccd}-2dblack.fits | models/ | |
| Read Noise Model | {prefix}_{mid}-read-noise.xml | models/ | |
| CCD Electronics Model | {prefix}_{mid}-ccd-electronics.xml | models/ | |
| CCD Layout Model | {prefix}_{mid}-ccd-layout.xml | models/ | |
| Geometry Model | {prefix}_{mid}-geometry.xml | models/ | |
| Pixel Response Function | {prefix}_{mid}-{cam}-{ccd}-characterized-prf.mat | models/prf_fitsfiles/start_{sctr}/cam{cam}_ccd{ccd}/ | |
| Pixel Response Function (5x5 Supersampled Grid) | tess-{mid}-{cam}-{ccd}_spocprf.mat | models/prf_fitsfiles/start_{sctr}/cam{cam}_ccd{ccd}/ | |
| Pixel Response Function (5x5 Supersampled Grid) | {prefix}-prf-{cam}-{ccd}-row{rnum}-col{cnum}.fits | models/prf_fitsfiles/start_{sctr}/cam{cam}_ccd{ccd}/ | |
| Mission Pointing Profile | {prefix}_{mid}-pointing.xml | engineering/ | |
| CRM Huffman Table | {prefix}_{tblid}-{exp}-crm-huffman-table.xml | models/ | |
| CRM Full Frame Image Huffman Table | {prefix}_{tblid}-{exp}-crm-ffi-huffman-table.xml | models/ | |
| CRM Requant Table | {prefix}_{tblid}-{exp}-crm-requant-table.xml | models/ | |
| CRM Full Frame Image Requant Table | {prefix}_{tblid}-{exp}-crm-ffi-requant-table.xml | models/ | |
| Mean Black Table | {prefix}_{tblid}-mean-black-table.xml | models/ | |
| Limb Darkening Model | tess{date-time}_limb.csv | models/ |
Source Catalogs and Simulated Data Sets
| Product | File Name Convention | File Location | Primary Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETE-6 | MISC - same as documented in this table | ete-6/ | ETE-6 README |
| TIC | tic_dec{mindec}__{maxdec}.csv.gz | catalogs/tic_v{ticver}/ | Release Paper (ADS) |
| CTL | exo_CTL_{ctlver}.csv | catalogs/xCTL/ | Release Paper (ADS) |
- {date-time} = The timestamp associated with this file, in the yyyydddhhmmss format.
- {datestamp} = The date associated with this file, in the yyyyddd format.
- {sctr} = A zero-padded, four-digit integer indicating the sector in which the data were collected, starting with Sector 1.
- {sn} = A zero-padded, 2-digit integer representing the sector in which the data were collected, starting with Sector 1.
- {cam} = A single digit that identifies the camera used to collect the data.
- {ccd} = A single digit that identifies the CCD chip.
- {scid} = A zero-padded, four-digit identifier of the spacecraft configuration map used to process this data.
- {cr} = A string character that denotes the cosmic ray mitigation procedure. Possible values are:
- 'x': No mitigation performed at the SPOC.
- 's': Mitigation performed on the spacecraft.
- 'a': A SPOC mitigation algorithm was used.
- 'b': Both a SPOC and onboard spececraft algorithm was used.
- {tid} = A zero-padded, 16-digit target identifier that refers to an object in the TESS Input Catalog.
- {pin} = A zero-padded, 5-digit identifier denoting the pipeline run.
- {pn} = A zero-padded, 2-digit integer denoting the TCE number.
- {type} = A string character that denotes the type of collateral data included. Possible values are:
- 'lvcol': Leading Virtual Column.
- 'smrow': Smear Row.
- 'tvcol': Trailing Virtual Column.
- 'vrow': Virtual Row.
- {output} = A string character that denotes the CCD output. Possible values are 'a', 'b', 'c', or 'd'.
- {mindec} = A string of the form ii{N,S}, where "ii" is the zero-padded, two digit minimum declination included in this .csv, and 'N' or 'S' are for northern or southern values, respectively. Used only for TIC files produced by MAST.
- {maxdec} = A string of the form ii{N,S}, where "ii" is the zero-padded, two digit maximum declination included in this .csv, and 'N' or 'S' are for northern or southern values, respectively. Used only for TIC files produced by MAST.
- {ctlver} = A string of the form mm.nn, where "mm" and "nn" are 2-digit, zero-padded integers representing the major and minor release numbers of the CTL (for example, 07.02). The major version number is tied to the TIC version the CTL is associated with.
- {prefix} = A string in the form of tess{date-time}-{did}.
- {did} = A zero-padded, unique, 5-digit integer associated with this data set instance.
- {cid} = A zero-padded, 3-digit config map identifier.
- {lid} = A zero-padded, 3-digit target list identifier.
- {mid} = A zero-padded, 3-digit model identifier.
- {pid} = A zero-padded, 3-digit pixel table identifier.
- {tblid} = A zero-padded, 3-digit table identifier.
- {vv} = A zero-padded, 2-digit version number starting from zero.
- {P} = The planetary ephemeris model number from NAIF (i.e., 421, 430, etc.)
- {L} = The zero-padded, 4-digit NAIF model number (i.e., 0012, etc.)
- {exp} = The net number of exposures per cadence (total number minus number dropped for CRM) as azero-padded, 4 digit number.
- {cnum} = The CCD column number as a azero-padded, 4 digit number.
- {rnum} = The CCD row number as a azero-padded, 4 digit number.
The paths specified here are all relative to /missions/tess/.
- {sctr} = A zero-padded, four-digit integer indicating the sector in which the data were collected, starting with Sector 1.
- {startsctr} = A zero-padded, 4-digit integer representing the starting sector for files that span multiple sectors.
- {endsctr} = A zero-padded, 4-digit integer representing the ending sector for the files that span multiple sectors.
- {cam} = A single digit that identifies the camera used to collect the data.
- {ccd} = A single digit that identifies the CCD chip.
- {yyyy} = A four-digit integer indicating the year the data were collected.
- {ddd} = A zero-padded, three-digit integer indicating the day number in the year the data were collected.
- {tid1} = A zero-padded, four-digit integer consisting of digits 1-4 of the full, zero-padded TIC ID.
- {tid2} = A zero-padded, four-digit integer consisting of digits 5-8 of the full, zero-padded TIC ID.
- {tid3} = A zero-padded, four-digit integer consisting of digits 9-12 of the full, zero-padded TIC ID.
- {tid4} = A zero-padded, four-digit integer consisting of digits 13-16 of the full, zero-padded TIC ID.
- {pin} = A zero-padded, 5-digit identifier denoting the pipeline run.
- {pn} = A zero-padded, 2-digit integer denoting the TCE number.
- {ticver} = An integer corresponding to the TIC release number.