Pegasus XL | Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launch

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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

Name: Pegasus XL | Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
Start: 2012-06-13T16:00:37Z
Location: Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Pegasus XL · NuSTAR

Launched Wed, Jun 13 · 4:00:37 PM UTC2012-06-13 16:00:37 UTCKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

33rd

orbital launch attempt in 2012

Orbital Sciences Corporation

1st

launch this year

Kwajalein Atoll

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1332 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NuSTAR Launch Highlights

Mission

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.

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Pegasus XL

Vehicle history

Height

17.6m

Diameter

1.3m

To low Earth orbit

443kg

Liftoff thrust

580kN

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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

Pegasus XL · NuSTAR

Launched Wed, Jun 13 · 4:00:37 PM UTC2012-06-13 16:00:37 UTCKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

33rd

orbital launch attempt in 2012

Orbital Sciences Corporation

1st

launch this year

Kwajalein Atoll

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1332 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NuSTAR Launch Highlights

Mission

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Orbital Sciences Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Pegasus XL

Vehicle history

Height

17.6m

Diameter

1.3m

To low Earth orbit

443kg

Liftoff thrust

580kN

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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

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Mission

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Pegasus XL

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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

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Mission

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Pegasus XL

Never Miss a Launch.