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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
Pegasus XLOrbital Sciences CorporationKwajalein Atoll
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 · 04:00 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
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Vehicle
Pegasus XL
Profile →The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilogr...
Height17.6 m
LEO Payload443 kg
Launches72
Successes65
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadNuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerOrbital Sciences Corporation
Stages3
PadKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit
8.717°N, 167.733°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
