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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:archiveType
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gptkb:MAST_(Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes)
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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gptkb:Las_Cumbres_Observatory
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:MIT_Lincoln_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
gptkb:Orbital_ATK
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:discoveredExoplanets
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thousands (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:duration
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2 years
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gptkbp:fieldOfView
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24° × 96°
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Transiting_Exoplanet_Survey_Satellite
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:NASA_Astrophysics_Explorer_Program
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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TESS
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gptkbp:launchDate
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2018-04-18
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Space_Launch_Complex_40
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Falcon_9
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Orbital_ATK
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gptkbp:mass
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362 kg
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gptkbp:missionCost
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$287 million (excluding launch)
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gptkbp:missionType
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exoplanet discovery
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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gptkb:LHS_3844_b
gptkb:Pi_Mensae_c
gptkb:TOI_700_d
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gptkbp:notableProject
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gptkb:George_Ricker
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gptkbp:objective
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search for exoplanets using transit method
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:orbitResonance
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2:1 resonance with the Moon
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gptkbp:orbitType
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high Earth orbit
13.7 days
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gptkbp:period
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extended mission (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:powers
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400 watts
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:principalInvestigator
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gptkb:George_Ricker
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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publicly available
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gptkbp:scientificGoals
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find small planets around bright nearby stars
enable follow-up observations by ground and space telescopes
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:team
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gptkb:MIT_Kavli_Institute
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gptkbp:telescopeType
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four wide-field cameras
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gptkbp:wavelengthRange
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600–1000 nm
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gptkbp:website
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https://tess.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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