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Equatorial Launch AustraliaBlack Brant IXSuborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre
XQC
Launched
June 26, 2022
Summary
XQC launched on an Equatorial Launch Australia Black Brant IX from Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre on June 26, 2022. It was Equatorial Launch Australia's 1st launch and 1st this year. It was the 1st Black Brant IX flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- NASA Launch 1Equatorial Launch Australia
- Vehicle
- Black Brant IX · Equatorial Launch Australia
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 1st Black Brant IX flightEquatorial Launch Australia's 1st launch1st this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
The X-ray Quantum Calorimeter Experiment (XQC) is a payload from the University of Wisconsin. Its objective is to measure X-rays with unprecedented precision to better understand the interstellar medium and its influence on the structure and evolution of galaxies and stars.
Related page: NASA Wallops Flight Facility - Sounding Rockets Program Office Code 810
Pad
Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre
1st launch from Suborbital Launch Ramp, 1st this year · 1st from Arnhem Space Centre
3 launches from this pad · 3 from Arnhem Space Centre
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch confirmed
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Countdown resumed
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Another hold at T-03:00
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Countdown resumed
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Another hold at T-3 minutes
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Countdown resumed
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Another hold at T-03:00
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Countdown resumed
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Hold at T-3 minutes
Nosu · 6/26/2022 · source
Questions
When did XQC launch?
XQC launched on June 26, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XQC?
Coverage: NASA Launch 1. Watch the replay
What rocket launched XQC?
Black Brant IX, flown by Equatorial Launch Australia. Black Brant IX spec sheet
Where did XQC launch from?
Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre.
What orbit was XQC going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a astrophysics mission.