LAUNCH CENTER

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Wed Jul 06 2022
Equatorial Launch Australia

SISTINE

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

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(1:54 PM UTC)

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(1:54 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(1:54 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

Name:

Black Brant IX

Description:

The Black Brant IX is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket used by the CSA and NASA.

Black Brant IX rocket
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