Falcon 9 Block 4 | TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
Successful Launch
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April 18, 2018, 10:51 p.m.
Launch Window
April 18, 2018, 10:51 p.m. - April 18, 2018, 10:52 p.m.
April 18, 2018, 10:51 p.m. - April 18, 2018, 10:52 p.m.
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method. TESS will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants, orbiting a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances. The principal goal of the TESS mission is to detect small planets with bright host stars in the solar neighborhood, so that detailed characterizations of the planets and their atmospheres can be performed.
The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.
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