Kepler space telescope
Orbiter
The Kepler space telescope is a defunct space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars. Named after astronomer Johannes Kepler, the spacecraft was launched into an Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit.... Wikipedia
Launch date: March 7, 2009 at 3:49 AM
Orbit height: 94.1921195 million mi
Manufacturer: Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Cost: 550 million USD
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17
Speed on orbit: 3.661 miles/s