L2 Lagrange point

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Lagrange point
gptkbp:advantage continuous communication with Earth
stable thermal environment
unobstructed view of deep space
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:L2
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1772
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth approximately 1.5 million kilometers
on the line defined by the Sun and Earth, beyond Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Earth-Sun_system
other two-body systems
gptkbp:number gptkb:second_Lagrange_point
gptkbp:orbitType same as Earth around the Sun
gptkbp:stable meta-stable
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Gaia_spacecraft
gptkb:Planck_spacecraft
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:usedFor space observatories
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4