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Black Brant IX | DEUCE

NASA XQC, SISTINE & DEUCE

Equatorial Launch Australia · Black Brant IX · Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre

Equatorial Launch Australia's 3rd launch · 3rd this year

July 11, 2022Add to calendar
Success

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

Window: Jul 11, 10:57Jul 11, 14:45 UTC

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DEUCE

The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment (DEUCE) is a payload from the University of Colorado. its objective is to observe α Centauri A & B and measure a so-far unstudied part of their extreme ultraviolet light spectrum. These measurements are needed to model stars similar to and smaller than our Sun, as well as understand their effects on planetary atmospheres.

Astrophysics · Suborbital (Sub)

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Updates

  • Launch successful

    Jay · 7/11/2022 · source

  • Liftoff

    Jay · 7/11/2022

  • Hold released, new T-0 roughly 11:01 UTC

    Jay · 7/11/2022

  • Holding to sync clocks

    Jay · 7/11/2022

  • Webcast live

    Jay · 7/11/2022 · source

  • Adding launch per request of the Australian Space Agency.

    Nosu · 6/25/2022 · source

Pad — Suborbital Launch Ramp

3 launches from this pad · 3 from Arnhem Space Centre

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