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Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
Pegasus XLOrbital Sciences CorporationVandenberg Space Force Base
Friday, June 28, 2013 · 02:27 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
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
The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission to observe how solar material moves, gathers energy, and heats up as it travels through a little-understood region in the sun's lower atmosphere.
PayloadInterface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerOrbital Sciences Corporation
Stages3
PadVandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
34.733°N, 120.568°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
