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36.235 US HARRIS/UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON 5-3-2014
Hydrogen Polarimetric Explorer (HYPE)
- Mission
- Vehicle
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36.235 US Black Brant IX was launched from White Sands Missile Range, NM on May 3, 2014. The scientific objective of the Hydrogen Polarimetric Explorer (HYPE) mission is to measure
Hydrogen Lyman light reflected by interplanetary hydrogen (IPH) in the Geocorona. IPH is an
important transitional medium that flows from its origin in the local interstellar cloud (LIC)
through the LIC-solar wind boundary zones into the inner heliosphere, where it interacts with the
solar wind, and radiation pressure.
HYPE will measure the line shape of the IPH, yielding information about the thermal structure of
the interplanetary medium, the shape and location of the LIC-solar wind boundary areas, and the
ionization state of the ILC
For more information on the HYPE mission see:
http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-sounding-rocket-to-study-interplanetary-medium/
The Black Brant 9 is a two stage sounding rocket with a Terrier first stage and Black Brant second stage. The Black Brant 9 can reach altitudes of about 600 km. Payloads weighing from 400 to 1200 pounds can be flown.
The Degradation Free Spectrometers mission was launched from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on May 3, 2014.
