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Black Brant IX | DEUCE

DEUCE

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 11 July 2022, 11:01 am UTC

Rocket: Black Brant IX

Provider: Equatorial Launch Australia

Mission

Type: Astrophysics

Orbit: Suborbital

Pad: Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre

Mission Description

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.