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DEUCE

Black Brant IX

Equatorial Launch Australia

Launch Status
Success

Rocket Launch Video

Mission

DEUCE

  • Type: Astrophysics
  • Orbit: Suborbital

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.

Location

Suborbital Launch Ramp

Arnhem Space Centre

Suborbital Launch Ramp has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Arnhem Space Centre, has been the site for 3 rocket launches.

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.

Rocket

Magellan Aerospace Corporation Black Brant IX

The Black Brant IX is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket used by the CSA and NASA.

Learn more about the Black Brant IX

Agency

Equatorial Launch Australia

Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) is an Australian startup founded in 2015 to provide commercial space launches from the Arnhem Land spaceport.

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