Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space telescope
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:TESS_Science_Team
monitoring bright stars
gptkbp:availableFormats light curves
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:collection transit photometry
gptkbp:dataUsage gptkb:Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
gptkb:NASA's_TESS_Science_Office
educational purposes
public outreach
scientific research
planetary science
stellar astrophysics
TESS Data Release 1
exoplanet characterization
every 30 days
gptkbp:fieldOfUse 24 degrees
gptkbp:frontCamera 4
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
gptkbp:instrument camera
gptkbp:keyIssues Are there habitable worlds?
How do planets form and evolve?
What are the atmospheres of exoplanets?
What is the diversity of exoplanets?
gptkbp:launchDate April 18, 2018
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:SpaceX_Falcon_9
gptkbp:lighting July 25, 2018
gptkbp:mission geostationary orbit
exoplanet survey
gptkbp:missions 2 years
gptkbp:nearbyAttractions Earth's_orbit
gptkbp:officialResidence 2 years
monitoring of nearby stars
gptkbp:operatedBy NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInclination transit method
gptkbp:primaryMission detect exoplanets
gptkbp:publicAccess yes
gptkbp:releaseYear over 2,000 exoplanets
gptkbp:scientificName characterize exoplanets
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:TESS_Science_Team
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:targets around 200,000
gptkbp:totalGoals $337 million