The Unique Orbit of NASA’s Newest Planet HunterNASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS will fly in an orbit that completes two circuits around the Earth every time the Moon orbits. This special orbit will allow TESS’s cameras to monitor each patch of sky continuously from nearly a month at a time. To get into this orbit, TESS will make a series of loops culminating in a lunar gravitational-assist, which will give it the push it needs. TESS will reach its orbit about 60 days after launch.Music: “Drive to Succeed” from Killer TracksComplete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.
Source: GMS: TESS Shorts