Hipparcos mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:advances astrophysics
gptkbp:collaborated_with international astronomers
gptkbp:collaboration multiple countries
gptkbp:completed March 15, 1993
gptkbp:contributed_to understanding of stellar motions
gptkbp:contributed_to_the_field_of gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:contributes_to gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:data_type astrometric data
gptkbp:discovered_by new stars
gptkbp:enables gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:enhanced_knowledge_of stellar populations
gptkbp:facilitated_studies_of star clusters
gptkbp:historical_achievement gptkb:space_exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hipparcos mission
gptkbp:impact high
gptkbp:improves stellar distance measurements
gptkbp:influenced modern astronomy
gptkbp:involved_in data analysis
gptkbp:is_influential_in astrometric techniques
gptkbp:is_observed_in over 118,000 stars
gptkbp:key_player the field of astrometry.
gptkbp:launched August 8, 1989
gptkbp:launched_in Ariane 4 rocket
gptkbp:measures positions of stars
gptkbp:mission_duration about 4 years
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkbp:notable_achievement space science
gptkbp:notable_mission the history of astronomy
gptkbp:objective astrometry
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Earth
gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:performance milliarcsecond level
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:future_space_missions
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkbp:produced Hipparcos catalog
gptkbp:provided_a_reference_frame_for astrophysics
gptkbp:provided_a_wealth_of_data_for gptkb:scientific_community
gptkbp:provided_data_for_studies_of stellar brightness
gptkbp:provides_information_on galactic structure studies
stellar evolution
gptkbp:provides_support_for stellar dynamics
gptkbp:released gptkb:1997
gptkbp:research 4 years
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkbp:used_for stellar parallax measurements
gptkbp:uses_technology precision measurements
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for stellar astronomy
gptkbp:was_a_key_project_for gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:was_a_pioneering_mission_in space astrometry
gptkbp:was_designed_to_measure stellar positions and motions
gptkbp:was_instrumental_in_the_development_of astrometric catalogs
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:European_Space_Agency's_science_program
gptkbp:was_recognized_for_its_contributions_to gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5