Black Brant IX | SISTINE
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
July 6, 2022, 1:54 p.m. - July 6, 2022, 1:54 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
July 6, 2022, 1:54 p.m. - July 6, 2022, 1:54 p.m.
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.
Launch success confirmed. Exact T-0 unclear.
Launch on hold due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Setting GO
Scrub due to bad weather
Delayed 24 hours due to weather
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