Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft
IBEX is NASA’s active Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft, launched in 2008 to map how the heliosphere interacts with interstellar space using energetic neutral atoms observed from Earth orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Interstellar Boundary ExplorerExplorer 912008-051A
- Family Name
- IBEX
- Full Name
- Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- IBEX is NASA’s active Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft, launched in 2008 to map how the heliosphere interacts with interstellar space using energetic neutral atoms observed from Earth orbit.
- First Flight Year
- 2,008
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/IBEX/
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- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 23:00:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 08:34:37 UTC
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