TESS mission

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space mission
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:TESS_Science_Team
transit method
gptkbp:availableFormats light curves
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:collection 2 years
gptkbp:dataUsage gptkb:NASA's_Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
publicly available
TESS Input Catalog
TESS alerts
TESS light curves
gptkbp:fieldOfUse 24 degrees
gptkbp:firstMatch May 2018
gptkbp:frontCamera 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TESS mission
gptkbp:instrument camera
gptkbp:keyIssues new insights into planetary systems
characterization of atmospheres
over 200 confirmed exoplanets
thousands of candidate exoplanets
gptkbp:launchDate April 18, 2018
gptkbp:launched NASA
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:SpaceX_Falcon_9
gptkbp:mission exoplanet survey
gptkbp:missions 2 years
active
gptkbp:operationalStatus highly elliptical orbit
fully operational
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NASA's_Explorers_Program
gptkbp:primaryMission discover exoplanets
gptkbp:publicAccess TESS_Citizen_Science
gptkbp:relatedEvent ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:releaseYear gptkb:WASP-70_b
gptkb:LHS_3844_b
gptkb:TOI-700_d
gptkb:WASP-52_b
gptkb:LHS_1140_b
GJ 357 d
HD 21749 b
WASP-121 b
WASP-166 b
WASP-79 b
gptkbp:scientificName characterize exoplanets
exoplanet researchers
gptkbp:secondaryMission ongoing
gptkbp:successor Kepler mission
gptkbp:targets bright stars