Kepler Space Telescope

Summary

Kepler Space Telescope is a space telescope^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kepler Space Telescope's image is recorded as Kepler Space Telescope spacecraft model 2.png^[3].
• Kepler Space Telescope's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[4].
• Kepler Space Telescope's instance of is recorded as derelict satellite^[5].
• Kepler Space Telescope's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[6].
• Kepler Space Telescope's operator is recorded as Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics^[7].
• Johannes Kepler is named after Kepler Space Telescope^[8].
• Kepler Space Telescope's logo image is recorded as Kepler Logo.png^[9].
• Kepler Space Telescope's follows is recorded as Dawn^[10].
• Kepler Space Telescope's followed by is recorded as Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory^[11].
• Kepler Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Ball Aerospace & Technologies^[12].
• Kepler Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[13].
• Kepler Space Telescope's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2009-011A^[14].
• Kepler Space Telescope's part of is recorded as Discovery Program^[15].
• Kepler Space Telescope's Commons category is recorded as Kepler (spacecraft)^[16].
• Kepler Space Telescope's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II^[17].
• Kepler Space Telescope's SCN is recorded as 34380^[18].
• Kepler Space Telescope's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[19].
• Kepler Space Telescope's country of origin is recorded as United States^[20].
• Kepler Space Telescope's powered by is recorded as photovoltaic system^[21].
• Kepler Space Telescope's powered by is recorded as lithium-ion battery^[22].
• Kepler Space Telescope's type of orbit is recorded as heliocentric orbit^[23].
• Kepler Space Telescope's has part is recorded as K2 Mission^[24].
• Kepler Space Telescope's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2009-03-07T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Kepler Space Telescope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gzbb^[26].
• Kepler Space Telescope's spacecraft bus is recorded as BCP-2000^[27].

Why It Matters

Kepler Space Telescope ranks in the top 3% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of K2-18 b^[30], an exoplanet^[31]; Kepler-22 b^[32], an exoplanet^[33]; Tabby’s Star^[34], a binary system^[35]; Kepler-186 f^[36], an exoplanet^[37]; TrES-2b^[38], an exoplanet^[39]; and Kepler-442b^[40], an exoplanet^[41].

FAQs

What did Kepler Space Telescope discover?

Kepler Space Telescope is credited as discoverer of K2-18 b^[30], Kepler-22 b^[32], Tabby’s Star^[34], and Kepler-186 f^[36].