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36.373 UG FRANCE/UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Suborbital Imaging Spectrograph for Transition region Irradiance from Nearby Exoplanet host stars (SISTINE)
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SISTINE is designed to enable studies of the ultraviolet radiation environment around low-mass stars and the effects of that UV on potential exoplanet atmospheres.The target for SISTINE-2 was the Procyon A+B binary star system composed of a late main sequence F-type star and a cool white dwarf companion. The primary target was Procyon A, with Procyon B as a secondary target. Procyon A is a good candidate for characterization of a low-to-intermediate mass star for which there are no models that accurately predict the FUV spectral energy distribution (SED).
This was a reflight of 36.346 flown in 2019.
More on this mission: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/to-find-life-on-other-planets-nasa-rocket-team-looks-to-the-stars/
The Principal Investigator was Dr. Kevin France/University of Colorado Boulder.
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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.
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The SISTINE mission was aunched on November 8, 2021 from White Sands Missile Range, NM.
- Photos currently not available.