Space telescope
Kepler
NASA · launched 2009 · ended 2018
Planet-hunting telescope, drifting behind Earth since it retired.
Right now · as of
Interplanetary cruise
266 million km (1.78 AU) from Earth; a signal takes 14 min 47 s
157 million km (1.05 AU) from the Sun, moving at 28.5 km/s relative to the Sun
Open in 3DFacts
- What it is
- Space telescope
- Agency
- NASA
- Launched
- March 7, 2009
- Rocket
- Delta II 7925-10L
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SLC-17B
- Mission ended
- 2018
- International designator
- 2009-011A