Black Brant IX
ActiveMagellan Aerospace Corporation (MAC)
March 16, 1982
Description
The Black Brant IX is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket used by the CSA and NASA.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
12.2 m -
Diameter
0.46 m -
Fairing Diameter
0.46 m -
Launch Mass
2.0 T -
Thrust
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Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
300.0 km
Family
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Name
Black Brant IX -
Family
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Variant
IX -
Alias
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Full Name
Black Brant IX
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Magellan Aerospace Corporation
Commercial
CEO: Phillip Underwood
MAC 1996Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of aerospace systems and components.
Black Brant IX | DEUCE
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July 11, 2022, 11:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment (DEUCE) is a payload from the University of Colorado. its objective is to observe α Centauri A & B and measure a so-far unstudied part of their extreme ultraviolet light spectrum. These measurements are needed to model stars similar to and smaller than our Sun, as well as understand their effects on planetary atmospheres.
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Magellan Aerospace Corporation | CanadaArnhem Space Centre
July 6, 2022, 1:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
SuborbitalBlack Brant IX | XQC
Magellan Aerospace Corporation | CanadaArnhem Space Centre
June 26, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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.
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