Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Reaches 9 Years in Space

Name: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Reaches 9 Years 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, reaches 9th full year in space today, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times larger than that covered by Kepler / K2 mission; launched April 18, 2018.