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07/03/2009 The Kepler Space Observatory is launched

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NASA Kepler Mission Launch

5:55

The Kepler Mission Explained

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Kepler spacecraft's fuel running low

8:21

Kepler Space Telescope End of Mission

The Kepler observatory was launched in 2009, aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The launch was a success and all three stages were completed. The cover of the telescope was jettisoned one month later, and the first light images were taken on the next day.
    • Essentials 

    • History 

    • Spacecraft design 

    • Field of view 

    • Objectives and methods 

    • Planet finding process 

    • Mission results 

    • Mission status 

    • Data releases 

    • Confirmed exoplanets 

    • Kepler Input Catalog 

    • Solar System observations 

    • Retirement