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COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)

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COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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August 2027
StatusTBD
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

Wide-field gamma-ray telescope designed to study energetic phenomena in the Milky Way and beyond, including the creation and destruction of matter and antimatter and the final stages of the lives of stars. The mission is a collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory, the University of California, San Diego, the Naval Research Laboratory, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and Northrop Grumman.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowAug 31, 00:00:00 UTC→Aug 31, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud10%Temp89°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

HRRR GFS F+180: CAPE 975 J/kg · K-idx 35 · freezing 15,194 ft