Herschel Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:archives gptkb:Herschel_Science_Archive
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:UK_Space_Agency
gptkb:CNES
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:community gptkb:astronomy
astrophysicists
cosmologists
gptkbp:data_type photometric data
spectral data
imaging data
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:education
gptkb:public_outreach
gptkb:research
collaborative projects
international cooperation
gptkbp:discovery star formation regions
cosmic background radiation
galaxy evolution
organic molecules in space
water in the universe
gptkbp:frequency 55 to 672 micrometers
gptkbp:has_ability gptkb:spectroscopy
photometry
imaging
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herschel Observatory
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:PACS
HIFI
SPIRE
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2009
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:lighting May 2010
gptkbp:location gptkb:space
gptkbp:mass 3,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2013
gptkbp:mission_duration 4 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:notable_galaxies space-based observatory
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:orbit_type L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:SPICA
gptkbp:primary_use infrared astronomy
gptkbp:scientific_goals study galaxy formation
study the early universe
study star formation
study the lifecycle of dust
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:view 4.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_William_Herschel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7