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XQC
Black Brant IX
Historical mission record
This page records Black Brant IX | XQC and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEArnhem Space Centre
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Black Brant IX
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Destination orbit
- Suborbital
- Launch pad
- Suborbital Launch Ramp
- Provider
- Equatorial Launch Australia
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Black Brant IX
The Black Brant IX is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket used by the CSA and NASA.
- Height
- 12.2 m
- Diameter
- 0.46 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 3
- First flight
- 1982-03-16
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Arnhem Space Centre
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DestinationSuborbital
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