Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:capacity terabytes
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:MIT
global research community
gptkbp:collaborative_projects TESS Follow-up Observing Program
gptkbp:collection photometric data
gptkbp:community gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
gptkbp:contribution new discoveries in exoplanet science
gptkbp:data_transmission downlink to Earth
gptkbp:data_type light curves
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:development new imaging techniques
gptkbp:discovery thousands of exoplanet candidates
gptkbp:exoplanet_detection_method transit method
gptkbp:future_plans extended mission phase
gptkbp:has_ability wide-field imaging
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
gptkbp:image_processing gptkb:TESS_Science_Processing_Operations_Center
gptkbp:impact advancements in astrophysics
enhanced understanding of planetary systems
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:camera
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 active
identify habitable zone planets
gptkbp:mission_duration 2 years
gptkbp:mission_type exoplanet survey
gptkbp:notable_work Earth-sized exoplanets
gptkbp:number_of_films gptkb:4
gptkbp:objective detect exoplanets
gptkbp:observing_seasons 2
gptkbp:observing_strategy monitoring bright stars
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type geocentric orbit
gptkbp:partnerships academic institutions
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:product_quality high fidelity
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:NASA's_Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
collaborative research efforts
gptkbp:publications peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:research 27 days
brightness of stars
gptkbp:resolution high resolution
gptkbp:scientific_goals characterize exoplanet atmospheres
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:targets more than 200,000
gptkbp:team scientists and engineers
gptkbp:view 24 degrees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4