Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	power generator radioisotope generator
gptkbp:advantage	no moving parts expensive long operational life radioactive material risk reliable power source limited power output
gptkbp:alternativeTo	solar panels
gptkbp:category	gptkb:satellite nuclear technology energy conversion power source
gptkbp:compatibleWith	earthbound large-scale power generation
gptkbp:component	radioisotope heat source thermocouple array
gptkbp:convertedTo	heat to electricity
gptkbp:firstSpaceUse	Transit 4A satellite
gptkbp:fuelType	plutonium-238
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs)
gptkbp:introducedIn	1961
gptkbp:operationalLifetime	decades
gptkbp:range	tens to hundreds of watts
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency gptkb:US_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:nuclear_battery thermoelectric generator Radioisotope Heater Unit (RHU)
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:Roscosmos gptkb:US_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:satellite gptkb:Mars_rovers lighthouses space probes remote weather stations
gptkbp:usedOn	gptkb:Galileo_spacecraft gptkb:Curiosity_rover gptkb:New_Horizons gptkb:Perseverance_rover gptkb:Voyager_1 gptkb:Voyager_2 gptkb:Pioneer_10 gptkb:Pioneer_11 gptkb:Cassini-Huygens
gptkbp:uses	radioactive decay thermocouples radioisotope fuel
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cassini_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6