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United Launch AllianceDelta II 7925-10LSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Kepler
Launched
March 7, 2009 · 03:49 UTC
Summary
Kepler launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7925-10L from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 7, 2009 at 03:49 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 25th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,966th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 7925-10L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). Kepler, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,253 × 7,368 km orbit inclined 28.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta II 7925-10L flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 25th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,966th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kepler · NORAD 34380 · 2009-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KEPLER
- Object ID
- 2009-011A
- Epoch
- 2009-03-08 00:25:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 7.34265484 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2287689
- Inclination
- 28.5514°
- Ascending node
- 43.9608°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.4676°
- Mean anomaly
- 277.6729°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Helio-N/A.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Kepler · NORAD 34380 · left Earth orbit March 7, 2009
Delta 339 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit March 7, 2009
Delta 339 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A space observatory to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
130th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 659th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 6, 10:49 PM EST, at night
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
268 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Kepler launch?
Kepler launched on March 7, 2009 at 03:49 UTC.
Where can I watch Kepler?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kepler?
Delta II 7925-10L, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7925-10L spec sheet
Where did Kepler launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 6, 10:49 PM EST local time at the pad.
What orbit did Kepler reach?
Kepler, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,253 × 7,368 km orbit inclined 28.6°.
How many satellites did Kepler launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Kepler part of?
Discovery Program. About Discovery Program