Mission record
Falcon 9 Block 4 | TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
SpaceX
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
HEO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:51:31 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5744 ever
Go probability
90%
Mission
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.