This page details the targets selected from General Investigator programs that were observed by TESS during the first extension of its mission (July 2020-September 2022).
The target lists are posted on this page as soon as the team has prepared the final target list for upload to the spacecraft, which happens shortly before the start of a sector.
You can click on the title of each program to read a summary of the research objectives.
For GI programs executed as part of the primary mission (July 2018-July 2020) please see our primary mission proposals page .
For GI programs that will be executed as part of the second extension of the mission (September 2022-September 2025) please see our second extension proposals page .
Cycle 4
Cycle 4 contains all targets proposed through the Guest Investigator program for the fourth year of the TESS mission. Programs observe sources in the Northern Ecliptic hemisphere and in the Ecliptic Plane.
Approved Cycle 4 programs
Sector 55
- August 05, 2022 - September 01, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 55 programs
Sector 54
- July 09, 2022 - August 05, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 54 programs
Sector 53
- June 13, 2022 - July 09, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 53 programs
Sector 52
- May 18, 2022 - June 13, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 52 programs
Sector 51
- Apr 22, 2022 - May 18, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 51 programs
Sector 50
- Mar 26, 2022 - Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 50 programs
Sector 49
- Feb 26, 2022 - Mar 26, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 49 programs
Sector 48
- Jan 28, 2022 - Feb 26, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 48 programs
Sector 47
- Dec 30, 2021 - Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 47 programs
Sector 46
- Dec 02, 2021 - Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 46 programs
Sector 45
- Nov 06, 2021 - Dec 02, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 44 programs
Sector 44
- Oct 12, 2021 - Nov 06, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 44 programs
Sector 43
- Sep 16, 2021 - Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 43 programs
Sector 42
- Aug 20, 2021 - Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 42 programs
Sector 41
- Jul 23, 2021 - Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 41 programs
Sector 40
- Jun 24, 2021 - Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 40 programs
Cycle 3
Cycle 3 contains all targets proposed through the Guest Investigator program for the third year of the TESS mission. All programs are to observe sources in the Southern Ecliptic hemisphere.
Approved Cycle 3 programs
Sector 39
- May 26, 2021 - Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 39 programs
Sector 38
- Apr 28, 2021 - May 26, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 38 programs
Sector 37
- Apr 02, 2021 - Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 37 programs
Sector 36
- Mar 07, 2021 - Apr 02, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 36 programs
Sector 35
- Feb 08, 2021 - Mar 07, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 35 programs
Sector 34
- Jan 14, 2021 - Feb 08, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 34 programs
Sector 33
- Dec 18, 2020 - Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 33 programs
Sector 32
- Nov 19, 2020 - Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 32 programs
Sector 31
- Oct 21, 2020 - Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 31 programs
Sector 30
- Sep 22, 2020 - Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 30 programs
Sector 29
- Aug 26, 2020 - Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 29 programs
Sector 28
- July 30, 2020 - Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)
Approved Sector 28 programs
Sector 27
- July 04, 2020 - Jul 30, 2020
- 2 min target list (csv), 20 s target list (csv)