NASA's TESS mission

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:TESS_Science_Processing_Operations_Center
gptkbp:analytics gptkb:TESS_Quick_Look_Pipeline
gptkbp:collaborates_with gptkb:scientific_community
international space agencies
gptkbp:collaborations with amateur astronomers
gptkbp:collaborative_projects TESS Follow-up Observing Program
gptkbp:collection light curves
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
gptkbp:contributes_to gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:data_analysis_community growing global community
gptkbp:data_type FITS format
gptkbp:discovered_by thousands of candidate exoplanets
gptkbp:educational_resources available for educators
gptkbp:exoplanet_candidates over 2000
gptkbp:exoplanet_discoveries notable findings include TOI-700 d
gptkbp:focus transiting exoplanets
gptkbp:goal search for exoplanets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's TESS mission
gptkbp:image_processing automated systems
gptkbp:impact advancing knowledge of planetary systems
gptkbp:instruments four wide-field cameras
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:NASA's_Science_Mission_Directorate
gptkbp:is_observed_in nearby stars
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:launched April 18, 2018
gptkbp:legacy enhanced understanding of the universe.
gptkbp:lighting July 25, 2018
gptkbp:mission active
ongoing
identify habitable zone planets
informs design of next-generation missions
gptkbp:mission_duration two years
gptkbp:mission_type exoplanet survey
gptkbp:number_of_sectors gptkb:26
gptkbp:observational_cadence two minutes
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type highly elliptical orbit
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:NASA's_Explorers_Program
gptkbp:partnerships with universities and research institutions
gptkbp:primary_mission extended mission phase
gptkbp:provides_information_on publicly accessible
open data policy
gptkbp:publications numerous peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:released TESS Data Release 1
gptkbp:research light pollution
monitoring stars over time
gptkbp:scientific_goals characterize exoplanet atmospheres
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:camera
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kepler_space_telescope
gptkbp:targets bright stars
gptkbp:team gptkb:Dr._George_Ricker
gptkbp:uses transit photometry
gptkbp:view 24 degrees by 96 degrees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_15
gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_29
gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_35
gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_37
gptkb:Kepler-47
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6