diff --git a/ObservationSim/Config/Pointing.py b/ObservationSim/Config/Pointing.py
index 6c17ea4a414d5ec494fc81e43c667bf47e70f987..dccf91861b85bd48e9e741577d9e4e094ac606cf 100644
--- a/ObservationSim/Config/Pointing.py
+++ b/ObservationSim/Config/Pointing.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Pointing(object):
             self.sat_z = float(columns[8])
             self.sun_x = float(columns[9])
             self.sun_y = float(columns[10])
-            self.sun_z = float(columns[1])
+            self.sun_z = float(columns[11])
             self.sat_vx = float(columns[15])
             self.sat_vy = float(columns[16])
             self.sat_vz = float(columns[17])