Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
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The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
Aliases (3)
- TESS ×1
- TESS Objects of Interest ×1
- TESS mission ×1
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
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exoplanet-hunting telescope → space telescope → |
| abbreviation |
TESS
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| contractor |
Orbital ATK
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dataArchive |
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
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| dataPolicy |
publicly available data
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| dataUse |
identify targets for follow-up with large telescopes
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support observations by the James Webb Space Telescope → |
| detects |
periodic dips in stellar brightness
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transiting exoplanets → |
| fieldOfViewPerCamera |
24 by 24 degrees
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| fundingAgency |
NASA Astrophysics Division
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| inclination |
about 37 degrees
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| launchCountry |
United States
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| launchDate |
2018-04-18
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| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
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| launchVehicle |
Falcon 9 Block 4
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| manufacturer |
Orbital ATK
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| missionPhase |
extended mission
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| missionType |
astrophysics observatory
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exoplanet survey → |
| notableResult |
discovery of multiple Earth-sized and super-Earth exoplanets
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discovery of thousands of TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) → |
| numberOfCameras |
4
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| observationMethod |
transit photometry
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| observes |
brightness of stars
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| operator |
NASA
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| orbitResonance |
2:1 lunar resonance
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| orbitType |
high Earth orbit
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highly elliptical orbit → |
| PIInstitution |
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
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| powerSource |
solar panels
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| predecessor |
Kepler space telescope
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| primaryObjective |
discover exoplanets around nearby bright stars
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survey most of the sky for transiting exoplanets → |
| principalInvestigator |
George R. Ricker
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| program |
NASA Explorer Program
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| proposalSelection |
selected as an Explorer mission in 2013
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| scienceFocus |
planets suitable for atmospheric characterization
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small planets around bright nearby stars → |
| sectorObservationTime |
about 27 days per sector
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| spaceAgency |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center → |
| spacecraftBus |
L-101 spacecraft bus
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| status |
operational
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| surveyCoverage |
approximately 85 percent of the sky
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| surveyStrategy |
all-sky survey in sectors
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| telescopeType |
wide-field camera array
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| totalFieldOfView |
24 by 96 degrees
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| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
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NASA Exoplanet Archive ("TESS mission") → |
dataSource |
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NASA APD
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NASA Astrophysics Division → |
overseesMission |
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Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
("TESS")
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abbreviation |
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NASA Exoplanet Archive
("TESS Objects of Interest")
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contains |
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NASA spacecraft
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includes |
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NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program
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notableMission |