Hipparcos satellite

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The Hipparcos satellite was a European Space Agency astrometry mission that precisely measured the positions, distances, and motions of over 100,000 stars, laying the foundation for modern space-based star catalogues.

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instanceOf European Space Agency mission
astrometry satellite
space telescope
acronymExpansion HIgh Precision PARallax COllecting Satellite
astrometricAccuracy about 1 milliarcsecond for bright stars
catalogueSize about 1 million stars in Tycho Catalogue
about 118000 stars in Hipparcos Catalogue
about 2.5 million stars in Tycho-2 Catalogue
contributedTo International Celestial Reference Frame
modern stellar distance scale
countryOfOperator Europe
dataProcessingConsortium European scientific institutions
dataRelease Hipparcos Catalogue
Tycho Catalogue
Tycho-2 Catalogue
linked to: Tycho Catalogue
deactivationDate 1993-08-15
extendedMissionDuration about 3.5 years
fieldOfView about 0.9 degrees
launchDate 1989-08-08
launchSite Centre Spatial Guyanais
linked to: Guiana Space Centre

Kourou, French Guiana
linked to: Kourou
launchVehicle Ariane 4
legacy foundation for modern space-based astrometry
reference for calibration of Gaia measurements
mass approximately 1400 kg
measuredQuantity stellar parallaxes
stellar photometry
stellar positions
stellar proper motions
missionEnd 1993
missionStart 1989
missionType astrometry
space-based star cataloguing
namedAfter Hipparchus of Nicaea
linked to: Hipparchus
nominalMissionDuration 2.5 years
operator European Space Agency
orbitInclination about 6.9 degrees
orbitPeriod about 10.7 hours
orbitType geostationary transfer orbit
originalPlannedOrbit geostationary orbit
photometricBand Hp band
power approximately 300 W
predecessor ground-based astrometric catalogues
primaryMirrorAperture 29 cm
principalInvestigator Erik Høg
projectApprovalYear 1980
scanningLaw continuous great-circle scanning
scientificObjective create a high-precision reference frame for stellar positions
determine accurate distances to nearby stars
improve the cosmic distance scale
measure proper motions of stars across the sky
study the structure and kinematics of the Milky Way
test stellar evolution models
spacecraftBus custom ESA design
successorMission Gaia
telescopeType modulating grid telescope
wavelengthRange visible light

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Gaia observatory predecessor Hipparcos satellite
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linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Kaus Media isCataloguedIn Hipparcos Catalogue
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Taygeta cataloguedIn Hipparcos Catalogue
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Taygeta parallaxMeasuredBy Hipparcos satellite
Nunki isCataloguedIn HipparcosCatalogue
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Saiph isCatalogedIn Hipparcos Catalogue
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Solar neighborhood surveyedBy Hipparcos mission
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 21421 catalog Hipparcos
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Sirius observedBy Hipparcos satellite
Paris Observatory participatedIn Hipparcos mission (astrometry)
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
ESA Horizon 2000 programme notableWork Hipparcos mission
linked to: Hipparcos satellite