2021–Present: Lunar Return, New Stations and Deep-Space Science
IXPE
X-ray polarimetry observatory.
Era 6 of 6 · full record in the catalog
- Launch
- 9 Dec 2021
- Lead / partner
- United States / Italy
- Target
- Earth orbit
- Category
- X-ray astronomy
- Status
- Operational
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 B1061-5
- Mass
- unknown
- Orbit / trajectory
- Geocentric orbit
- Duration
- 5 years (planned) (''in progress'')
Why it happened
IXPE flew during 2021–Present: Lunar Return, New Stations and Deep-Space Science, as part of United States / Italy's work toward earth orbit. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.
The mission
The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: X-ray polarimetry observatory.
Results
X-ray polarimetry observatory.
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Sources & image credits
- NASA / Jarrod S. Bales, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-24)
- Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
- Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog
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