Pegasus XL | Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)

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Pegasus XL | Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)

Designed to image high-energy X-ray radiation, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is tasked with surveying regions surrounding the center of own Milky Way Galaxy and performing deep observations of the extragalactic sky, studying black holes and supernovas.

Mission type: Astrophysics · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Pegasus XL · Provider: Orbital Sciences Corporation

Launch pad

Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit · View on map (opens in new tab)