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KEPLER-11 (DANEEL)

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Kepler-11, also designated as 2MASS J19482762+4154328, is a Sun-like star slightly larger than the Sun in the constellation Cygnus, located some 2,110 light years from Earth. It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler space telescope, the satellite that NASA's Kepler Mission uses to detect planets that may be transiting their stars. Announced on February 2, 2011, the star system is among the most compact and flattest systems yet discovered. It is the first discovered case of a star system with six transiting planets. All discovered planets are larger than Earth, with the larger ones being about Neptune's size.

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Launch

Launch date
January 24, 2021 at 03:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Falcon 9 Block 5 →
Operator
SpaceX
Mission
Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
208 km
Periapsis
199 km
Inclination
97.26°
Orbital period
88.56 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Kepler Communications
Manufacturer
Kepler Aerospace
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
9 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2021-006CU
NORAD catalog №
47503
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
CanadaCanada
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 27, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 27, 2025
Time in service
4.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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