Falcon 9 Block 5 | X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)

Falcon 9 Block 5

Dec 9, 2021, 6:00 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1061

Flight #5

Flight #5 · Last flown 2021-08-29

Total Flights: 23
Recovery Rate: 22/22 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
Recovery Site: Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 · 101-day turnaround

Landing Record

22 successful · 0 failed · 22 total

Mission Details

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a space observatory tasked with measuring the polarization of cosmic X-rays. This data will help to learn more about objects that emit these X-rays, such as black holes and neutron stars.

Type: Astrophysics
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA