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XQC
Astrophysics
Equatorial Launch Australia(ELA)Commercial
Black Brant IX
Suborbit
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.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM
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Mission details
ELA Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Launch Window
NET
Jun 26, 2022, 2:30 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
1:14 PM
Window Open
4:14 PM
Window Close
Black Brant IX Specs
The Black Brant IX is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket used by the CSA and NASA.
Length
12.2 m
Diameter
0.46 m
Launch Mass
2 t
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1982
Fastest Turnaround
4d 21h
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Mar 16, 1982
Social Flight Log
- Jun 26, 2022, 2:40 PM
Successful launch confirmed
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 2:30 PM
Liftoff
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 2:28 PM
Countdown resumed
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 2:06 PM
Another hold at T-03:00
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 2:04 PM
Countdown resumed
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 1:58 PM
Another hold at T-3 minutes
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 1:57 PM
Countdown resumed
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 1:51 PM
Another hold at T-03:00
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 1:51 PM
Countdown resumed
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 1:45 PM
Hold at T-3 minutes
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 12:38 PM
Delayed by half an hour.
Source - Jun 26, 2022, 12:18 PM
Webcast live
Source - Jun 25, 2022, 6:54 PM
Adding launch per request of the Australian Space Agency.
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Arnhem Space Centre
The Arnhem Space Centre was Australia's first commercial spaceport, located near Nhulunbuy, in Arnhem Land, Australia. It was owned and operated by Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA), and was the site of NASA's first non-orbital sounding rocket launch from a commercial port outside the United States on 27 June 2022.
Timezone
Australia/Darwin
Local Launch Time
Jun 27, 2022, 12:00 AM
Total Launches
3
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
-12.3814, 136.8139
Equatorial Launch Australia
Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) is an Australian startup founded in 2015 to provide commercial space launches from the Arnhem Land spaceport.
Founded
2015
Administrator
CEO: Michael Jones
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
3