# Falcon 9 Block 4 | TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)

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**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** block-4, lanci-2018, b1045, spacex, falcon-9, lanci-spx\
**Created:** [17 Aprile 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/falcon-9-block-4-tess-transiting-exoplanet-survey-satellite/31694 "2018-04-17T22:51:30Z")\
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> **Falcon 9 Block 4 | TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)**
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> **Starts:** 18 Aprile 2018, 10:51pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Ends:** 18 Aprile 2018, 10:52pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Location:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/28.5619412/-80.5773574&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCBThgIBmA>

### Patch della missione

 ![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/4/8/48a99fe4d47bab38667893f876c2af1049b1e85b.png)

### Informazioni sulla missione

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| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 2018-04-18T22:51:31 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | Astrofisica |
| Orbita | Orbita alta terrestre (HEO) |
| Rampa | Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (USA) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.56194122&mlon=-80.57735736&zoom=20) |

### Lanciatore

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| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Falcon 9 Block 4](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/43791) [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_full_thrust) [Info](http://www.spacex.com/falcon9) |
| Costruttore | SpaceX [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX) [Info](https://www.spacex.com/) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | SpaceX [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX) [Info](https://www.spacex.com/) |
| Primo volo | 2015-12-22 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 71,00 m |
| Diametro | 3,65 m |
| Peso al lancio | 546 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 6.804 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: 22.800 kg  
GTO: 8.305 kg |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 12/12 (12 consecutivi) |
| Booster | Il lanciatore era dotato di un solo booster, seriale [B1045](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30360) al volo n. 2. È stato poi assegnato alla missione [SpX CRS-15](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31712/1). Il tentativo di recupero su chiatta oceanica “Of Course I Still Love You” è RIUSCITO.  
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### Video

- Recap: [Liftoff of TESS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCBThgIBmA) (NASA’s Kennedy Space Center)
- Official Webcast: [TESS Mission](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY-0uBIYYKk) (SpaceX)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T21:00:22 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/ca4e796d-f3e4-4b80-b2f7-f7fd6a7b325f/?format=json)

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The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method. TESS will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants, orbiting a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances. The principal goal of the TESS mission is to detect small planets with bright host stars in the solar neighborhood, so that detailed characterizations of the planets and their atmospheres can be performed.