TESS Program
NASAs Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an active Astrophysics Explorer space telescope conducting an extended all-sky survey for exoplanets and other variable objects. TESS launched on April 18, 2018 and is operated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for NASA.
Identity
- Aliases
- TESSTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- TESS Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationscienceresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- NASAs Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an active Astrophysics Explorer space telescope conducting an extended all-sky survey for exoplanets and other variable objects. TESS launched on April 18, 2018 and is operated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for NASA.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2018-04-18
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:45:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:45:27 UTC