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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
Epsilon Sagittarii → isIncludedIn → Hipparcos Catalogue ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Kaus Media → isCataloguedIn → Hipparcos Catalogue ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
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
HD 24912 → observedIn → Hipparcos mission ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 89931 → listedInCatalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Upper Centaurus–Lupus → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
Hipparcos Catalogue HIP 17954 → parallaxSource → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
Hipparcos Catalogue HIP 17954 → astrometrySource → Hipparcos mission ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Hipparcos Catalogue HIP 17954 → mission → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Hipparcos Catalogue HIP 17954 → observatory → ESA Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
NGC 2232 → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
Alpha Monocerotis → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Altair → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
HIP 44066 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 40526 → belongsToCatalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
Hipparcos Catalogue → basedOnMission → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
HIP 20889 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 20889 → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
HIP 44127 → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
Tycho Catalogue → producedBy → Hipparcos mission ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 42911 → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
HIP 42911 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 43103 → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
HIP 21432 → hasObservationMission → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 21432 → hasAstrometricSource → Hipparcos mission ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 61084 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 61173 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 16537 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 32349 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 32349 → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ
HIP 100345 → catalog → Hipparcos ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
HIP 4872 → observedBy → Hipparcos satellite ⓘ