Kepler space telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:Kepler_pipeline
Kepler data analysis pipeline
Kepler light curve analysis
light curve plots
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:SETI_Institute
multiple universities
gptkbp:collection continuous monitoring
2009 to 2013
gptkbp:community international
gptkbp:community_involvement public lectures and publications
gptkbp:country over 2,600
gptkbp:data_type light curves
gptkbp:data_usage publicly available
gptkbp:design 3.5 years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Kepler-22b
over 2,600
gptkbp:elevation 647 kilometers
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:frequency quarterly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kepler space telescope
gptkbp:image Kepler Data Analysis
gptkbp:impact transformed understanding of planetary systems
increased knowledge of exoplanets
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
CCD detectors
gptkbp:is_considered statistical methods
gptkbp:launch_date March 7, 2009
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10_L
1,000 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:planet
gptkbp:lighting May 12, 2009
gptkbp:location L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission November 2018
exoplanet discovery
heliocentric orbit
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
detect Earth-size planets in habitable zones
identify potential habitable planets
reaction wheel failure
gptkbp:mission_duration 4 years
approximately 9 years
gptkbp:notable_achievement confirmed planets in habitable zones
gptkbp:notable_models reflecting telescope
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Kepler-186f
gptkbp:objective detect Earth-size planets in the habitable zone
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:outcome discovery of diverse exoplanet types
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:publishes over 1,000
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:NASA's_Discovery_Program
gptkbp:released gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_1
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Kepler Data Release 23
Kepler Data Release 28
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Kepler Data Release 43
gptkbp:research 4 years
transit method
photometric measurements
brightness of stars
gptkbp:resolution 30 arcseconds
gptkbp:scientific_goals characterize planetary systems
gptkbp:sensor CCD (Charge-Coupled Device)
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:storage gptkb:Kepler_Science_Operations_Center
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TESS
gptkbp:team gptkb:William_Borucki
gptkbp:viewpoint 105 square degrees
115 square degrees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA's_Kepler_mission
gptkb:TESS
gptkb:Kepler_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4