TESS satellite

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:analysis interactive tools
collaborative efforts
gptkbp:archives gptkb:Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:MIT
global astronomical community
gptkbp:collaborations various institutions
gptkbp:collection continuous monitoring
gptkbp:community gptkb:TESS_Science_Team
exoplanet researchers
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
gptkbp:contribution advancements in astronomy
gptkbp:data_release_schedule regular intervals
gptkbp:data_type FITS
gptkbp:data_usage research and education
1.5 Gbps
gptkbp:discovery over 2000 exoplanet candidates
gptkbp:events ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:exoplanet_discovery transiting planets
gptkbp:frequency S-band
gptkbp:funding NASA budget
gptkbp:future_plans extended mission phases
gptkbp:has_ability wide-field imaging
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TESS satellite
gptkbp:image_format gptkb:JPEG
gptkbp:image_processing gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:camera
gptkbp:launch_date April 18, 2018
gptkbp:launch_event successful
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:lighting July 25, 2018
gptkbp:mass 350 kg
gptkbp:mission active
possible
identify habitable zones
gptkbp:mission_duration 2 years
gptkbp:mission_type exoplanet survey
gptkbp:number_of_films gptkb:4
gptkbp:objective characterize exoplanet atmospheres
gptkbp:observing_method transit photometry
gptkbp:observing_seasons two-year mission
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type highly elliptical orbit
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:product_quality high
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access
gptkbp:publications numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:research monitoring sectors
gptkbp:resolution 20 arcseconds
gptkbp:scientific_goals identify exoplanets
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:targeted_stars more than 200,000
gptkbp:targets bright stars
gptkbp:team astronomers and engineers
gptkbp:view 24 degrees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3