Equatorial Launch AustraliaBlack Brant IXSuborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre

SISTINE

Launched

July 6, 2022

Launch Successful

Summary

SISTINE launched on an Equatorial Launch Australia Black Brant IX from Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre on July 6, 2022. It was Equatorial Launch Australia's 2nd launch and 2nd this year. It was the 2nd Black Brant IX flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Black Brant IX · Equatorial Launch Australia
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Astrophysics · Suborbital (Sub)
Milestone: 2nd Black Brant IX flightEquatorial Launch Australia's 2nd launch2nd this year

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About this launch

The Suborbital Imaging Spectrograph for Transition region Irradiance from Nearby Exoplanet host stars (SISTINE) is a payload from the University of Colorado. Its objective is to study how light from stars affects the atmospheres of the planets around them, including the gases thought to be signs of life. For this flight, it will measure the ultraviolet light output from α Centauri A and B, two stars of the three-star α Centauri system that are the closest stars to our Sun.

Pad

Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre

2nd launch from Suborbital Launch Ramp, 2nd this year · 2nd from Arnhem Space Centre

3 launches from this pad · 3 from Arnhem Space Centre

9 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success confirmed. Exact T-0 unclear.

Nosu · Jul 6, 2022 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

Launch on hold due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Nosu · 7/6/2022 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 7/6/2022 · source
Scrub due to bad weather
Nosu · 7/5/2022 · source
Delayed 24 hours due to weather
Jay · 7/3/2022 · source
Adding launch per request of the Australian Space Agency.
Nosu · 6/25/2022 · source

Questions

When did SISTINE launch?

SISTINE launched on July 6, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch SISTINE?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched SISTINE?

Black Brant IX, flown by Equatorial Launch Australia. Black Brant IX spec sheet

Where did SISTINE launch from?

Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre.

What orbit was SISTINE going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a astrophysics mission.