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NuSTAR

NuSTAR is the single NASA hard-X-ray observatory spacecraft launched on 13 June 2012 by Pegasus XL F41 from the Reagan Test Site near Kwajalein Atoll into a low-inclination low Earth orbit.

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Aliases: Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope ArrayNuSTAR observatory2012-031A
Name: NuSTAR
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Description: NuSTAR is the single NASA hard-X-ray observatory spacecraft launched on 13 June 2012 by Pegasus XL F41 from the Reagan Test Site near Kwajalein Atoll into a low-inclination low Earth orbit.
First Flight Date: 2012-06-13
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Links

Official Url: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/nustar.html

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Creation Time: August 1, 2026 at 10:12:29 UTC
Updated Time: August 23, 2026 at 06:11:59 UTC
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