Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:CYGNSS
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:NASA_Earth_System_Science_Pathfinder_program
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System
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gptkbp:launchDate |
2016-12-15
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gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launchVehicle |
gptkb:Pegasus_XL
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
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gptkbp:missionType |
remote sensing
Earth science |
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites |
8
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gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:orbitType |
gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
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gptkbp:principalInvestigator |
gptkb:Christopher_Ruf
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gptkbp:purpose |
measure ocean surface winds
study tropical cyclones |
gptkbp:status |
operational
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gptkbp:targetUser |
climate scientists
weather forecasters |
gptkbp:website |
https://www.nasa.gov/cygnss
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:CYGNSS
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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