Corporate Members, Orbital Sciences Corporation - Friday, October 17, 2008 12:56 - 0 Comments

Webcast of IBEX Launch on 19 October

Source: NASA press release

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled for launch on 19 October between 1:44pm and 1:52pm EDT. The IBEX payload contains sensors to detect and map the termination shock of the solar wind at the edge of our solar system. The launch will take place from Kwajalein aboard Orbital Science Corporation’s Pegasus XL rocket. The IBEX spacecraft was also built by Orbital in Dulles, Virginia.

Live streaming video of the countdown and launch will be available at nasa.gov. Coverage begins at 12:15pm and will conclude after payload separation, approximately 12 minutes after launch.

Orbital Sciences Corporation is a corporate member of the American Astronautical Society.