Herschel mission

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:DLR
gptkb:CNES
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:community gptkb:astronomy
astrophysicists
cosmologists
gptkbp:data_type photometric data
spectroscopic data
imaging data
gptkbp:discovery mapping of the Milky Way
detection of distant galaxies
study of cosmic dust
discovery of water in space
investigation of star-forming regions
gptkbp:end_date 2013-04-29
gptkbp:frequency 55 to 672 micrometers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herschel mission
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:3
gptkbp:launch_date 2009-05-14
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:legacy Herschel mission reports
Herschel data processing
Herschel legacy archive
Herschel mission publications
Herschel science results
gptkbp:lighting 2009-07-17
gptkbp:mass 3,000 kg
gptkbp:mission_duration 4 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:notable_galaxies space-based observatory
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:operator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbit_type L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:released public data available
gptkbp:research_focus 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:bfsParent gptkb:Herschel_Photodetector_Array_Camera_and_Spectrometer
gptkb:Herschel_Science_Archive
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory's_photometer
gptkb:Herschel_Spectrometer_and_Photometer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5