Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (Q30750693)

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space observatory to study cosmic X-rays

• IXPE
• Small Explorers 14
• SMEX-14
• Explorer 97

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Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer	space observatory to study cosmic X-rays	IXPE Small Explorers 14 SMEX-14 Explorer 97

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instance of

space telescope

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X-ray telescope

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part of

Small Explorer program

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logo image

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) logo.png
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image

IXPE spacecraft model.png
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mass

325 kilogram

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/ixpe-nearing-shipment-for-launch/

sponsor

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Italian Space Agency

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/IXPE_fact_sheet.pdf

follows

Ionospheric Connection Explorer

part of

Explorers Program

series ordinal

97

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Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer

part of

Small Explorer program

series ordinal

13

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country of origin

United States of America

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significant event

selection

point in time

3 January 2017

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reference URL

https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-x-ray-astronomy-mission/

rocket launch

point in time

9 December 2021

location

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/12/ixpe-launch/

cost

188,000,000 United States dollar

point in time

2020

including

spacecraft

launch vehicle

data analysis

spacecraft operation

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/index.html

reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/ixpe-nearing-shipment-for-launch/

214,000,000 United States dollar

point in time

2022

including

construction

rocket launch

development

spacecraft operation

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/21/science-mission-begins-for-nasas-new-eye-on-the-x-ray-universe/

start point

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/12/ixpe-launch/

space launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

serial number

B1061.5

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-groundbreaking-astrophysics-mission

reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/12/ixpe-launch/

operator

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

applies to part

mission

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/IXPE_fact_sheet.pdf

Marshall Space Flight Center

applies to part

science

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/IXPE_fact_sheet.pdf

launch contractor

SpaceX

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-groundbreaking-astrophysics-mission

carries scientific instrument

Wolter telescope of type I

quantity

3

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reference URL

https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/ixpe.html

UTC date of spacecraft launch

9 December 2021

refine date

06:00

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/12/ixpe-launch/

reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-launches-new-mission-to-explore-universe-s-most-dramatic-objects

type of orbit

low Earth orbit

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manufacturer

Ball Aerospace & Technologies

has characteristic

general contractor

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/IXPE_fact_sheet.pdf

Italian Space Agency

has characteristic

subcontractor

applies to part

X-ray detector

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/index.html

reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/releases/2021/nasas-imaging-x-ray-polarimetry-explorer-prepares-for-environmental-testing.html

Marshall Space Flight Center

has characteristic

subcontractor

applies to part

Wolter telescope of type I

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/index.html

reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/for_scientists/papers/2016SPIE9905-17_Weisskopf.pdf

reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/releases/2021/nasas-imaging-x-ray-polarimetry-explorer-prepares-for-environmental-testing.html

length

5.2 metre

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/ixpe-nearing-shipment-for-launch/

width

2.7 metre

together with

spacecraft solar array

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/ixpe-nearing-shipment-for-launch/

diameter

1.1 metre

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/ixpe-nearing-shipment-for-launch/

official website

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/

language of work or name

English

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https://www.nasa.gov/ixpe/

language of work or name

English

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spacecraft bus

BCP-100

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reference URL

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/ixpe-nearing-shipment-for-launch/

principal investigator

Martin Weisskopf

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reference URL

https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/about/index.html

reference URL

https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-x-ray-astronomy-mission/

Commons category

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

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Identifiers

COSPAR ID

2021-121A

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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID

507397

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Google Knowledge Graph ID

/g/11f3zrq987

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NSSDCA ID

2021-121A

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SCN

49954

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

 

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