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Black Brant IX | SISTINE

Equatorial Launch AustraliaSuborbital Launch Ramp — Arnhem Space Centre

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
SISTINE
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Suborbital (Sub)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Black Brant IX
Variant
IX
Provider
Equatorial Launch Australia
Type
Commercial
Country
AUS

launch site

Pad
Suborbital Launch Ramp
Location
Arnhem Space Centre
Country
AUS
Timezone
Australia/Darwin