Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Imaging_X-ray_Polarimetry_Explorer
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IXPE
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Italian_Space_Agency
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID 2021-122A
gptkbp:duration planned 2 years
gptkbp:height 2.7 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer
gptkbp:inclination 0 degrees
gptkbp:instrument X-ray polarimeter
gptkbp:launchDate 2021-12-09
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_9
gptkbp:length 1.1 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ball_Aerospace
gptkbp:mass 325 kg
gptkbp:missionType X-ray astronomy
gptkbp:nssdcId 2021-122A
gptkbp:objective measure polarization of cosmic X-ray sources
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:powers 300 W
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:studies gptkb:neutron_stars
black holes
supernova remnants
pulsars
magnetars
gptkbp:website https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:width 0.6 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IXPE
gptkb:NASA_Astrophysics_Explorer_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6