HERSCHEL space observatory

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:archives gptkb:Herschel_Science_Archive
gptkbp:capacity over 25 terabytes
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:JAXA
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:community gptkb:astronomy
astrophysicists
cosmologists
gptkbp:data_transmission X-band
gptkbp:data_type FITS
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:public_outreach
gptkb:scientific_research
educational purposes
collaborative projects
international research
gptkbp:discovery star formation rates
galaxy evolution
dust in galaxies
organic molecules in space
water in the universe
gptkbp:has_ability gptkb:spectroscopy
photometry
imaging
gptkbp:height 3.5 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HERSCHEL space observatory
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:PACS
HIFI
SPIRE
gptkbp:launch_date 2009-05-14
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:length 7.5 m
gptkbp:lighting 2009-07-17
gptkbp:location L2 orbit
gptkbp:mass 3,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2013
2013-04-29
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:operational_period 4 years
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbit_type L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:research_focus far-infrared astronomy
gptkbp:scientific_goals study exoplanets
study galaxy formation
study the early universe
study star formation
study the interstellar medium
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SPICA
gptkbp:width 4.0 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Italian_Space_Agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4