Photo: Jeff Caplan, Langley Research Centre, NASA · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Astrophysics · LEO
Designed to image high-energy X-ray radiation, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is tasked with surveying regions surrounding the center of own Milky Way Galaxy and performing deep observations of the extragalactic sky, studying black holes and supernovas.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUSTAR 2012-031A | Payload | 532 × 541 km · 6.0° | Globe |
| PEGASUS R/B 2012-031B | Rocket body | 618 × 629 km · 6.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2012-031 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).