STEREO spacecraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee heliocentric orbit, not Earth orbit
gptkbp:communicationBand gptkb:S-band
X-band
gptkbp:component gptkb:STEREO-A
gptkb:STEREO-B
gptkbp:duration extended
planned 2 years
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Solar_TErrestrial_RElations_Observatory
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA_Heliophysics_Division
gptkbp:goal study the Sun and its coronal mass ejections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STEREO spacecraft
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:IMPACT
gptkb:PLASTIC
gptkb:SECCHI
gptkb:SWAVES
gptkbp:lastContact 2014-10-01
gptkbp:launchDate 2006-10-26
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925-10L
gptkbp:lostContactWith gptkb:STEREO-B
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkbp:mass each ~620 kg
gptkbp:missionType solar observation
gptkbp:name gptkb:STEREO
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Michael_Kaiser
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:perihelion heliocentric orbit, not Earth orbit
gptkbp:powers each ~475 W
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Joseph_Gurman
gptkbp:provides stereoscopic images of the Sun
gptkbp:regainedContactDate 2016-08-21
gptkbp:regainedContactStatus briefly
gptkbp:regainedContactWith gptkb:STEREO-B
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Solar_Orbiter
gptkb:Parker_Solar_Probe
gptkb:SOHO
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:STEREO-A ahead of Earth
gptkbp:STEREO-B behind Earth
gptkbp:studies coronal mass ejections
solar wind
solar energetic particles
solar corona
gptkbp:website https://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Delta_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5