SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
Falcon 9 Block 4
Status
Success
Date
18 APR 2018
22:51
Mission Overview
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method. TESS will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants, orbiting a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances. The principal goal of the TESS mission is to detect small planets with bright host stars in the solar neighborhood, so that detailed characterizations of the planets and their atmospheres can be performed.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 4
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
High Earth Orbit
Stages
2
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