Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Begins Next Year in Space

Name: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Begins Next Year in Space
Start: 2027-04-18T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2027-04-18T23:59:59-10:00
Location: High Earth Orbit (HEO)

April 18, 2027

Space telescope for NASA Explorers program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times larger than that covered by Kepler / K2 mission, reaches 9th full year / enters 10th year in space today; launched April 18, 2018.