X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Mission
IXPE
Type: Astrophysics
Launch Cost: $52,000,000
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a space observatory tasked with measuring the polarization of cosmic X-rays. This data will help to learn more about objects that emit these X-rays, such as black holes and neutron stars.
Trajectory
The trajectory is unavailable. Check back for updates.

Location
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
223 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.

Core Landing
B1061 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its fifth flight.
Just Read the Instructions – JRTI
First (Marmac 300) and third (Marmac 303) ASDS barge, Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship – ASDS
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.
Agency
SpaceX – SpX
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: SpX
- Administration: CEO: Elon Musk
- Founded: 2002
- Launchers: Falcon | Starship
- Spacecraft: Dragon
- Country: USA
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Nominal launch coming up .
Have good one
Need to update the headquarters location in the description of SpaceX.
Can anyone tell me the direction, besides up, the rocket will be heading? I’m a photographer and am looking to get a “streak” shot tonight. If it goes due east as the last launch did I’ll change my viewing from Titusville to Port Canaveral area. Thanks for any help you… Read more »
Great launch plus web coverage and fantastic deployment of IXPE on its 2 years mission. Nice going SpaceX and NASA.