Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:TESS
gptkbp:discoveredBy	thousands of exoplanet candidates
gptkbp:duration	2 years
gptkbp:fieldOfView	24° × 96°
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA_Astrophysics_Explorer_Program
gptkbp:goal	survey the brightest stars near Earth for transiting exoplanets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
gptkbp:launchDate	2018-04-18
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_40
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Falcon_9
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Orbital_ATK
gptkbp:mass	362 kg
gptkbp:missionType	exoplanet search
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites	4
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType	highly elliptical Earth orbit
gptkbp:powers	400 W
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:projectScientist	gptkb:George_Ricker
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:CHEOPS gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope PLATO
gptkbp:releaseDate	publicly available
gptkbp:status	operational
gptkbp:team	gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics gptkb:Kavli_Institute_for_Astrophysics_and_Space_Research
gptkbp:telescopeType	wide-field camera
gptkbp:wavelengthRange	600–1000 nm
gptkbp:website	https://tess.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:TESS gptkb:NASA_space_science_missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5