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COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)

upcomingFalcon 9 Block 5 | COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)

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.

Overview

Date / time
August 31, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC
Outcome
upcoming
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Mission
COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 →
Launch provider
SpaceX →