Kepler exoplanet search mission

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:aperture	0.95 meters
gptkbp:budget	$600 million (approximate)
gptkbp:discoveredExoplanets	over 2,600
gptkbp:discoveryMethod	transit photometry
gptkbp:duration	9 years, 7 months
gptkbp:fieldOfView	115 square degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kepler exoplanet search mission
gptkbp:instrument	photometer
gptkbp:launchDate	2009-03-07
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Delta_II
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Ball_Aerospace_&_Technologies
gptkbp:mass	1,039 kg
gptkbp:missionType	astronomer exoplanet search
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkbp:notableFinds	gptkb:Kepler-10b gptkb:Kepler-186f gptkb:Kepler-22b gptkb:Kepler-452b gptkb:Kepler-62f
gptkbp:objective	discover Earth-size exoplanets in or near the habitable zone
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operationalPhase	gptkb:K2_mission
gptkbp:orbitType	heliocentric
gptkbp:powers	1100 watts
gptkbp:releaseDate	public
gptkbp:retired	2018-10-30
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Transiting_Exoplanet_Survey_Satellite
gptkbp:website	https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kepler_Science_Operations_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6