LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Jul 06 2022
Equatorial Launch Australia
SISTINE
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Black Brant IXDescription:
The Black Brant IX is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket used by the CSA and NASA.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Astrophysics
- The Suborbital Imaging Spectrograph for Transition region Irradiance from Nearby Exoplanet host stars (SISTINE) is a payload from the University of Colorado. Its objective is to study how light from stars affects the atmospheres of the planets around them, including the gases thought to be signs of life. For this flight, it will measure the ultraviolet light output from α Centauri A and B, two stars of the three-star α Centauri system that are the closest stars to our Sun.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Arnhem Space Centre
Pad
Suborbital Launch Ramp