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Kepler space telescope

The Kepler space telescope was a space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars. Named after astronomer Johannes Kepler (who, ironically, was convinced that planetary systems did not exist around any of the stars) the spacecraft was launched into an Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit. The principal…

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Aphelion altitude
1.0499 AU
Argument of perihelion
294.04 degrees
Bandwidth
X band up: 7.8 bit/s – 2 kbit/s X band down: 10 bit/s – 16 kbit/s Ka band down: Up to 4.3 Mbit/s
Collecting area
0.708 m2 (7.62 sq ft)[A]
Contractor
United Launch Alliance
COSPAR ID
2009-011A

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History

Spacecraft design

Field of view

Objectives and methods

Planet finding process

K2 Extension

Mission results

Kepler Input Catalog

Solar System observations

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Kepler space telescope

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Kepler space telescope

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Aphelion altitude · 1
Kepler space telescope → 1.0499 AU
Argument of perihelion · 1
Kepler space telescope → 294.04 degrees
Bandwidth · 1
Kepler space telescope → X band up: 7.8 bit/s – 2 kbit/s X band down: 10 bit/s – 16 kbit/s Ka band down: Up to 4.3 Mbit/s
Collecting area · 1
Kepler space telescope → 0.708 m2 (7.62 sq ft)[A]
Contractor · 1
Kepler space telescope → United Launch Alliance
COSPAR ID · 1
Kepler space telescope → 2009-011A

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kepler space telescopeAphelion altitude1.0499 AU1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeArgument of perihelion294.04 degrees1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeBandwidthX band up: 7.8 bit/s – 2 kbit/s X band down: 10 bit/s – 16 kbit/s Ka band down: Up to 4.3 Mbit/s1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeCollecting area0.708 m2 (7.62 sq ft)[A]1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeContractorUnited Launch Alliance1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeCOSPAR ID2009-011A1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeDeactivatedNovember 15, 2018 (2018-11-15)1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeDiameter0.95 m (3.1 ft)1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeDimensions4.7 m × 2.7 m (15.4 ft × 8.9 ft)1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeDry mass1,040.7 kg (2,294 lb)1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeEccentricity0.0361161.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeEntered serviceMay 12, 2009, 09:01 UTC1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeEpochJanuary 1, 2018 (J2000: 2458119.5)1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeInclination0.4474 degrees1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeLaunch dateMarch 7, 2009, 03:49:57 (2009-03-07UTC03:49:57) UTC1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeLaunch mass1,052.4 kg (2,320 lb)1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeLaunch siteCape Canaveral SLC-17B1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeManufacturerBall Aerospace & Technologies1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeMean anomaly311.67 degrees1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeMean motion0.96626 deg/day1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeMission durationPlanned: 3.5 years Final: 9 years, 7 months, 23 days1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeMission typeSpace telescope1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeOperatorNASA / LASP1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopePayload mass478 kg (1,054 lb)1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopePerihelion altitude0.97671 AU1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopePeriod372.57 days1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopePower1100 watts1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeReference systemHeliocentric1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeRegimeEarth-trailing1.00infobox
Kepler space telescopeRocketDelta II (7925-10L)1.00infobox

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