TESS space telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TESS_Quick_Look_Pipeline
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:NASA's_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:capacity hundreds of terabytes
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:collection continuous monitoring
gptkbp:communication downlink to Earth
gptkbp:community gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
gptkbp:country over 200
gptkbp:data_type FITS
gptkbp:data_usage research and education
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:4
gptkbp:frequency every 2 weeks
gptkbp:future_plans extended observations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TESS space telescope
gptkbp:image gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:impact gptkb:planet
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Photographer
TESS Camera
gptkbp:is_observed_in transit photometry
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2018
April 18, 2018
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:bird
gptkbp:lighting July 25, 2018
gptkbp:location Earth orbit
gptkbp:mass 350 kg
gptkbp:media_coverage 80% of the sky
gptkbp:mission active
ongoing
highly elliptical orbit
exoplanet survey
characterize exoplanets
gptkbp:mission_duration 2 years
gptkbp:objective discover exoplanets
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:NASA's_Explorers_Program
gptkbp:partnerships international collaborations
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:price $337 million
gptkbp:products high precision
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access
gptkbp:publishes numerous peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:research sector-based observations
gptkbp:resolution 20 arcseconds
21.1 microns/pixel
gptkbp:scientific_goals identify habitable zone planets
gptkbp:seasonal_activities 2 per year
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kepler_space_telescope
gptkbp:targets over 200,000
bright stars
gptkbp:team scientists and engineers
gptkbp:viewpoint 24 degrees