Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
16:00:00
Wednesday June 13, 2012
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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.
Geostationary Earth Orbit
1 Payload
171 kilograms
Agency
NorthropPrice
$40.00 million
Rocket
Height: 17.6m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 443 kg
Liftoff Thrust
561 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.15m
Height: 2.13m
Stages
4
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
Fastest Turnaround
186 days
41st
Mission
1st
Mission of 2012
33rd
Orbital launch attempt