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Black Brant IX | XQC

XQC

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 26 June 2022, 02:30 pm UTC

Rocket: Black Brant IX

Provider: Equatorial Launch Australia

Mission

Type: Astrophysics

Orbit: Suborbital

Pad: Suborbital Launch Ramp, Arnhem Space Centre

Mission Description

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.