Orbital Sciences CorporationPegasus XLKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
Launched
June 13, 2012
Image: NASA/Laurie Losey
Summary
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL from Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit on June 13, 2012. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 64th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,223rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Pegasus XL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). NuSTAR, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 621 × 640 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- NuSTAR Launch HighlightsNASA Video
- Vehicle
- Pegasus XL · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 27th Pegasus XL flight · 1st this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 64th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,223rd orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NuSTAR · NORAD 38358 · 2012-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-031A
- Epoch
- 2012-06-13 17:55:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81862042 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013831
- Inclination
- 6.0246°
- Ascending node
- 213.403°
- Arg. of perigee
- 329.6653°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.2955°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- NuSTAR · NORAD 38358 · in orbit
Pegasus F41 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit
4th launch from Kwajalein Atoll, 1st this year · 41st from Air launch to orbit
5 launches from this pad · 52 from Air launch to orbit
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launch?
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched on June 13, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)?
Coverage: NuSTAR Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)?
Pegasus XL, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Pegasus XL spec sheet
Where did Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launch from?
Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit.
What orbit did Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) reach?
NuSTAR, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 621 × 640 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).