NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

ALEXIS

Launch Time
Sun Apr 25, 1993 13:56 UTC

Rocket

Pegasus
Northrop
Status: Retired
Price: $40.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 487 kN
Payload to LEO: 375 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 16.9 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.15 m
Fairing Height: 2.13 m

Mission Details

ALEXIS

The Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (ALEXIS) X-ray telescopes feature curved mirrors whose multilayer coatings reflect and focus low-energy X-rays or extreme ultraviolet light the way optical telescopes focus visible light. The satellite and payloads were funded by the United States Department of Energy and built by Los Alamos National Laboratory in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California-Space Sciences Lab. The satellite bus was built by AeroAstro, Inc. of Herndon, VA.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 115.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

NB-52B Carrier, Edwards AFB, California, USA

Stats

1993

26th orbital launch attempt

Pegasus

4th mission
2nd mission of 1993
3rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission