SISTINE

Suborbital Imaging Spectrograph for Transition region Irradiance from Nearby Exoplanet host stars

Sounding rockets to study the environments of extrasolar planets

The Suborbital Imaging Spectrograph for Transition region Irradiance from Nearby Exoplanet host stars (SISTINE), is a suborbital rocket that will measure long far-ultraviolet wavelengths of the Alpha Centauri star system. Working in conjunction with DEUCE, these rockets will take important measurements of ultraviolet light to help narrow the search for habitable planets.

Mission Class:

Suborbitals

Mission Status:

Current

LASP Roles:

Research, Instruments, Data, Mission Operations, Lead Institute

Science Target:

Interstellar

Mission Focus:

Exoplanets, Interstellar Dust, Planetary Atmosphere, Stellar Physics

Launch Date: July 6, 2022

Lead Institution: LASP

Lead Funding Agency: NASA Astrophysics

Partners: Equatorial Launch Australia