Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:TESS_Science_Team
interactive tools
gptkbp:analytics TESS Data Alerts
gptkbp:collaboration global research community
gptkbp:collaborative_projects various international missions
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:collection 2 years
gptkbp:community astronomers and astrophysicists
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
gptkbp:conference presentations and discussions
gptkbp:country over 2,000
gptkbp:data_type light curves
gptkbp:data_usage research and education
gptkbp:educational_resources available for educators
gptkbp:exoplanet_candidates over 10,000
gptkbp:funding NASA budget
gptkbp:future_plans extended mission phases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
gptkbp:image_processing gptkb:NASA's_TESS_Science_Processing_Operations_Center
gptkbp:impact advancing exoplanet science
transforming exoplanet research
gptkbp:instruments CCD cameras
gptkbp:launch_date April 18, 2018
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:lighting July 25, 2018
gptkbp:mission gptkb:NASA's_Science_Mission_Directorate
active
gptkbp:mission_duration 3 years
gptkbp:mission_type exoplanet discovery
gptkbp:number_of_films gptkb:4
gptkbp:objective detect transiting exoplanets
gptkbp:observing_seasons gptkb:26
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 108,000 kilometers
gptkbp:partnerships various universities
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:TESS
follow-up observations
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access policy
gptkbp:publications numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:research transit photometry
monitoring stars over time
gptkbp:resolution high resolution
gptkbp:scientific_goals characterize exoplanet atmospheres
identify habitable zone planets
gptkbp:storage NASA's archive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:targets bright stars
gptkbp:view 24 degrees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TESS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4