TESS
NASA's TESS spacecraft uses a Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems spacecraft bus and four MIT-developed cameras. MIT operates it in a long-lived 2:1 lunar-resonant orbit without routine station-keeping.
Identity
- Aliases
- Transiting Exoplanet Survey SatelliteTESS Observatory
- Name
- TESS
- Slug
- tess-space-telescope
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- NASA's TESS spacecraft uses a Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems spacecraft bus and four MIT-developed cameras. MIT operates it in a long-lived 2:1 lunar-resonant orbit without routine station-keeping.
- Manufacturer Id
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- Operator Id
- vn71xd72jhy95w82zbxq5hzb818aqj49
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7q48namftr66xna5s0xvd5yd8apx6h
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/TESS/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 1:02:01 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 1:02:01 AM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2018-04-18