Kepler Space Telescope (K2 mission)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kepler_Space_Telescope_(K2_mission)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:fieldOfView 105 square degrees
gptkbp:goal discover exoplanets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kepler Space Telescope (K2 mission)
gptkbp:instrument photometer
gptkbp:K2_missionEnd 2018
gptkbp:K2_missionStart 2014
gptkbp:launchDate 2009-03-07
gptkbp:missionType astronomer
exoplanet search
gptkbp:notableFinds K2-138 system
K2-18b
gptkbp:numberOfCampaigns 19
gptkbp:observationMethod transit photometry
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operationalMode ecliptic plane survey
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:precededBy Kepler primary mission
gptkbp:reasonForK2 reaction wheel failure in Kepler primary mission
gptkbp:releaseDate public
gptkbp:scienceFocus exoplanets
supernovae
solar system objects
stellar astrophysics
gptkbp:status completed
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Transiting_Exoplanet_Survey_Satellite_(TESS)
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:K2-112
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6