Kepler Space Telescope

Defunct NASA space telescope. Kepler Space Telescope was launched on March 7, 2009 aboard a Delta 7925-10L from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Mar 7, 2009).

COSPAR 2009-011ANORAD 34380United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kepler
Common name: Kepler Space Telescope
International designator: 2009-011A
NORAD catalog number: 34380
GCAT identifier: S34380
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/571

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: Discovery
Owner: ARC
Country: United States
Builder: Ball Aerospace
Platform (bus): BCP-2000

Launch

Date: March 7, 2009 · 03:49 UTC
Launch record: 2009-011Success
Rocket: Delta 7925-10L
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 183 km
Inclination: 28.53°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: March 7, 2009
Last known active: Nov 15, 2018
End of operations: Oct 30, 2018

Size

Mass: 1,052 kg
Dry mass: 1,040 kg
Length: 4.7 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 4.7 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00874
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: March 7, 2009
Phase outcome: Escaped to another body · March 20, 2009
Destination: HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q47272 (CC0).