L2 (Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2)
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Lagrange point
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gptkbp:advantage |
continuous communication with Earth
stable thermal environment minimal interference from Sun and Earth |
gptkbp:coOrbitsWith |
gptkb:Earth
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
directly opposite the Sun
approximately 1.5 million kilometers |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
L2 (Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2)
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Sun-Earth_system
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gptkbp:number |
2
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gptkbp:orbitType |
1 year
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gptkbp:stable |
metastable
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:collinear_Lagrange_point
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gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Gaia_spacecraft
gptkb:Planck_spacecraft gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope |
gptkbp:usedFor |
space observatories
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Einstein_X
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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