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36.383 UG ZEMCOV/RIT
Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment (CIBER) 2
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36.383 UG Terrier-Black Brant sounding rocket was launched from White Sands Missile Range, NM, on April 16, 2023. No science was collected due to termination of flight shortly after launch.CIBER-2 (Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment) is a near-infrared rocket-borne instrument designed to conduct comprehensive multi-band measurements of extragalactic background light (EBL) anisotropy on arcsecond to degree angular scales. CIBER-2 builds on the successful measurements and proven methodology of the predecessor CIBER-1 instrument. This is a reflight of CIBER-2, flown on June 7, 2021 from White Sands Missile Range, NM.
The Principal Investigator is Dr. Zemcov/Rochester Institute of Technology.
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 CIBER 2 mission was launched from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on April 16, 2023.