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Hipparcos

Hipparcos was a scientific satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 1989 and operated until 1993. It was the first space experiment devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of the positions and distances of celestial objects on the sky. This was the first practical attempt at all-sky absolute parallax measurement…

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Apogee altitude
35,797.5 km (22,243.5 mi)
Band
S-Band
Bandwidth
2-23 kbit/s
Contractor
Arianespace
COSPAR ID
1989-062B
Deactivated
August 1993

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Background

Satellite and payload

Principles

Development, launch and operations

Hipparcos Input Catalogue

Data reductions

Reference frame

Double and multiple stars

Photometric observations

Radial velocities

Published catalogues

Scientific results

People

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Hipparcos

Nodes184
Edges183
Triples218
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01087
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Hipparcos

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related to People · 40
Hipparcos → Alenia Spazio, Andrew Murray, Bouffard, Catherine Turon, Catherine TuronFranco Emiliani, Dietmar Heger, Erik Høg, ESA, ESA/ESOC, FAST ConsortiumAdriaan Blaauw, Floor, Francesco Donati, Francois Mignard, Hamid Hassan, Hans, Hans Schrijver, Input Catalogue ConsortiumErik Høg, Jean Kovalevsky, Leeuwen, Lennart Lindegren
related to Reference frame · 19
Hipparcos → Although, Bonn, CCD, Earth, From, Hubble Space Telescope, In, J1991, Kiev, Lick, MERLIN, Potsdam, The, This, Very Large Array, Very-long-baseline, VLA, VLBI, Yale/San Juan
related to Photometric observations · 14
Hipparcos → As, Catalogue, Cepheid, Delta Scuti, Hp, In, Johnson UBV, RR Lyrae, The, There, They, Tycho, Tycho-2, Variable
related to Radial velocities · 14
Hipparcos → At, Centre, Classical, Doppler, For, Hipparcos Catalogue, In, More, Radial, Similarly, Specifically, Strasbourg, The, Whilst
related to Satellite and payload · 14
Hipparcos → An, Behind, Hipparcos Catalogue, Hz, Its, Johnson, Originally, Schmidt, The, These, This, Tycho Catalogue, Tycho-2 Catalogue, UBV
related to Scientific results · 14
Hipparcos → Astrographic Catalogue, Combined, Earth-orientation, Galactic, Galaxy's, Implicit, Naval Observatory, Reduction, Schmidt, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, The Hipparcos, These, Tycho-2 Catalogue, UCAC2 Catalogue
related to External links · 13
Hipparcos → Astronomy, CambridgeHipparcos Main Catalogue, CASU Astronomical Data Centre, CDS, CSV, ESAHipparcos, Institute, Mission, StrasbourgHipparcos Astrometry Catalogue, The Hipparcos Space Astrometry, Tycho Catalogues, Tycho-1 Catalogue, University
related to Published catalogues · 12
Hipparcos → FAST, For, Hipparcos Catalogue, Hp, Median, NDAC, Photometric, Some, TDAC, The, The Tycho Catalogue, Tycho Data Analysis Consortium
related to background · 11
Hipparcos → As, By, Compiling, Earth, Earth's, Even, Hubble, Problems, The, This, With
related to Hipparcos Input Catalogue · 10
Hipparcos → Although, HIC, Hipparcos Catalogue, Hipparcos Input Catalogue, INCA Consortium, Input Catalogue, Stars, The, The Input Catalogue, This

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stars catalogue data satellite space star astrometric reference observations published system two motions sky parallax scientific esa proper tycho mission

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HipparcosApogee altitude35,797.5 km (22,243.5 mi)1.00infobox
HipparcosBandS-Band1.00infobox
HipparcosBandwidth2-23 kbit/s1.00infobox
HipparcosContractorArianespace1.00infobox
HipparcosCOSPAR ID1989-062B1.00infobox
HipparcosDeactivatedAugust 19931.00infobox
HipparcosDiameter29 cm (11 in)1.00infobox
HipparcosDisposaldecommissioned1.00infobox
HipparcosDry mass635 kg (1,400 lb)1.00infobox
HipparcosEntered serviceAugust 19891.00infobox
HipparcosFocal length1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)1.00infobox
HipparcosInclination6.84°1.00infobox
HipparcosLaunch date8 August 1989, 23:25:53 UTC1.00infobox
HipparcosLaunch mass1,140 kg (2,510 lb)1.00infobox
HipparcosLaunch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, ELA-21.00infobox
HipparcosManufacturerAlenia Spazio Matra Marconi Space1.00infobox
HipparcosMission duration2.5 years (planned) 4 years (achieved)1.00infobox
HipparcosMission typeAstrometric observatory1.00infobox
HipparcosNamesHIPPARCOS1.00infobox
HipparcosOperatorESA1.00infobox
HipparcosPayload mass210 kg (460 lb)1.00infobox
HipparcosPerigee altitude500.3 km (310.9 mi)1.00infobox
HipparcosPeriod636.9 minutes1.00infobox
HipparcosPower295 watts1.00infobox
HipparcosReference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
HipparcosRegimeGeostationary transfer orbit Geostationary orbit (planned)1.00infobox
HipparcosRevolution no.178301.00infobox
HipparcosRocketAriane 44LP H10 (V33)1.00infobox
HipparcosSATCAT no.201691.00infobox
HipparcosSpacecraftHIPPARCOS1.00infobox

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