Known issues

Important

Rubin Observatory is still in an early operations phase.

Descriptions of known issues with the processing, data, or metadata, and recommended mitigation strategies.

Placeholder dates for orbit records

As of Thu Feb 26 2026: In SS alerts, the mpc_orbits record fields created_at, updated_at, and fitting_datetime are filled with placeholder values 1970-01-01. This is temporary, with a permanent fix expected in coming weeks.