Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
NuSTAR
NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray telescope that uses a conical approximation to a Wolter telescope to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources, especially for nuclear spectroscopy, and operates in the range of 3 to 79 keV.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 171.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Stargazer, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
Stats
2012
33rd orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
41st mission
1st mission of 2012
36th successful mission
27th consecutive successful mission