TESS mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:TESS_Quick_Look_Pipeline
gptkb:TESS_Science_Processing_Operations_Center
interactive tools
gptkbp:analytics TESS Data Alerts
TESS Light Curve Generator
gptkbp:archives gptkb:NASA's_Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
yes
international observatories
global observatories
gptkbp:collaborations with ground-based observatories
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:collection 2 years
photometric data
light curves
transit photometry
gptkbp:communication_system high-gain antenna
gptkbp:community gptkb:astronomy
exoplanet researchers
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
workshops and conferences
TESS Citizen Science Project
gptkbp:community_outreach gptkb:educational_programs
gptkb:educational_resources
gptkbp:cooling_system passive thermal control system
gptkbp:country over 200
gptkbp:data_release_schedule every 3 months
gptkbp:data_type FITS
light curves
gptkbp:data_usage research projects
astronomical research
publicly available
gptkbp:discovery over 2600 candidate exoplanets
gptkbp:educational_resources gptkb:STEM_education
gptkbp:events ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:exoplanet_candidates over 500
gptkbp:exoplanet_discovery over 2000 candidates
gptkbp:exoplanet_follow_up transit spectroscopy
gptkbp:funding gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:future_plans extended observations
gptkbp:goal search for exoplanets
gptkbp:has_ability high precision photometry
wide-field survey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TESS mission
gptkbp:image_processing gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
automated pipeline
gptkbp:impact gptkb:exoplanet
advancing exoplanet science
enhanced understanding of planetary systems
significant contributions to exoplanet catalogues
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:camera
gptkbp:launch_date April 18, 2018
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Falcon_9_Block_5
gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:exoplanet
future exoplanet studies
TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs)
gptkbp:lighting April 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2020
gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Science_Mission_Directorate
active
$337 million
extended to 2022
identify habitable zone planets
gptkbp:mission_duration 2 years
gptkbp:mission_type exoplanet survey
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:TOI-700_d
gptkbp:number_of_films gptkb:4
gptkbp:number_of_sectors gptkb:26
gptkbp:objective discover exoplanets
gptkbp:observing_method transit photometry
gptkbp:observing_seasons 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type highly elliptical orbit
gptkbp:orbital_period 13.7 days
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:NASA's_Explorers_Program
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:NASA's_Exoplanet_Exploration_Program
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:primary_mission yes
ongoing
gptkbp:primary_science_objective identify transiting exoplanets
gptkbp:product_quality high precision
high quality
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:NASA's_Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
open access policy
gptkbp:publications peer-reviewed articles
numerous peer-reviewed articles
TESS Science Team papers
gptkbp:release_frequency every 2 weeks
every 3 months
gptkbp:released publicly available
TESS Data Release 1
gptkbp:research monitoring sectors
2 years per sector
monitoring stars
gptkbp:research_output exoplanet catalogs
gptkbp:science_team gptkb:MIT
gptkb:TESS_Science_Team
gptkbp:scientific_goals study planetary atmospheres
characterize exoplanets
characterize exoplanet atmospheres
study stellar variability
identify habitable zone planets
investigate planetary atmospheres
search for Earth-like planets
search for transiting exoplanets
study planet formation
understand stellar populations
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kepler_mission
gptkbp:targeted_galaxies gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:targeted_stars_magnitude up to 12
gptkbp:targets bright stars
gptkbp:team scientists and engineers
gptkbp:total_observation_time 2 years
gptkbp:view 24 degrees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3