Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
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The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite canonical | 6 |
| TESS | 3 |
| TESS Objects of Interest | 2 |
| TESS mission | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Context triple: [NASA Astrophysics Division, overseesMission, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite]
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A.
Kepler space telescope
The Kepler space telescope was a NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-size exoplanets by continuously monitoring the brightness of over 150,000 stars.
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B.
Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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C.
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a NASA space telescope dedicated primarily to detecting and studying gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy astrophysical phenomena.
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D.
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
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E.
Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope was a NASA infrared space observatory that studied the universe in long-wavelength light, revealing cold, dusty, and distant objects invisible to optical telescopes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Target entity description: The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
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A.
Kepler space telescope
The Kepler space telescope was a NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-size exoplanets by continuously monitoring the brightness of over 150,000 stars.
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B.
Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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C.
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a NASA space telescope dedicated primarily to detecting and studying gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy astrophysical phenomena.
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D.
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
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E.
Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope was a NASA infrared space observatory that studied the universe in long-wavelength light, revealing cold, dusty, and distant objects invisible to optical telescopes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
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exoplanet-hunting telescope ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
TESS
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| contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corporation
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surface form:
Orbital ATK
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataArchive | Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | publicly available data ⓘ |
| dataUse |
identify targets for follow-up with large telescopes
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support observations by the James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ |
| detects |
periodic dips in stellar brightness
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transiting exoplanets ⓘ |
| fieldOfViewPerCamera | 24 by 24 degrees ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ |
| inclination | about 37 degrees ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| launchDate | 2018-04-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Falcon 9 rocket
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surface form:
Falcon 9 Block 4
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| manufacturer |
Northrop Grumman Space Technology
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surface form:
Orbital ATK
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| missionPhase | extended mission ⓘ |
| missionType |
astrophysics observatory
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exoplanet survey ⓘ |
| notableResult |
discovery of multiple Earth-sized and super-Earth exoplanets
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discovery of thousands of TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) ⓘ |
| numberOfCameras | 4 ⓘ |
| observationMethod | transit photometry ⓘ |
| observes | brightness of stars ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitResonance | 2:1 lunar resonance ⓘ |
| orbitType |
high Earth orbit
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highly elliptical orbit ⓘ |
| PIInstitution |
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
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surface form:
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
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| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kepler space telescope ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
discover exoplanets around nearby bright stars
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survey most of the sky for transiting exoplanets ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | George R. Ricker ⓘ |
| program | NASA Explorer Program ⓘ |
| proposalSelection | selected as an Explorer mission in 2013 ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
planets suitable for atmospheric characterization
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small planets around bright nearby stars ⓘ |
| sectorObservationTime | about 27 days per sector ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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| spacecraftBus | L-101 spacecraft bus ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| surveyCoverage | approximately 85 percent of the sky ⓘ |
| surveyStrategy | all-sky survey in sectors ⓘ |
| telescopeType | wide-field camera array ⓘ |
| totalFieldOfView | 24 by 96 degrees ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical ⓘ |
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Subject: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Description of subject: The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
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