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December 9, 2021 • 1:00 AM UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
Falcon 9 • Falcon
Launch ID
dfb2cc3b-8cd8-41b6-a83a-22b2a742ba4b
Rocket
Falcon 9
Type
Falcon
ℹ️ Official Details
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a space observatory tasked with measuring the polarization of cosmic X-rays. This data will help to learn more about objects that emit these X-rays, such as black holes and neutron stars.