Lissajous orbit around Sun–Earth L2
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Lagrange point
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| gptkbp:advantage |
stable thermal environment
continuous view of Sun and Earth minimal Earth occultation |
| gptkbp:characteristic |
quasi-periodic orbit
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| gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
about 1.5 million kilometers
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lissajous orbit around Sun–Earth L2
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
gptkb:WMAP_spacecraft
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Sun–Earth_L2_point
|
| gptkbp:period |
about 6 months
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Lagrange point
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| gptkbp:stable |
requires station-keeping
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Gaia_spacecraft
gptkb:Planck_spacecraft gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory gptkb:satellite gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope space telescopes |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
astronomical observations
cosmology missions |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gaia_spacecraft
gptkb:Gaia_space_observatory |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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