Pegasus XL
SuccessNuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) · Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012, 16:00 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012, 16:00 UTC – Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012, 16:00 UTC
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Rocket
Launch pad
Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Designed to image high-energy X-ray radiation, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is tasked with surveying regions surrounding the center of own Milky Way Galaxy and performing deep observations of the extragalactic sky, studying black holes and supernovas.
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