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Science ExplorationHEOCOSPAR 2008-051ALaunched 10/19/2008

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: IBEX/Star 27
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Date: 10/19/2008

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 158,303.5 km
Inclination: 21.38 deg
Dry Mass: 80 kg
Total Mass: 107 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Science Exploration

Payload Category

AST

Payload Class

C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2008-051A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/562

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PAVE Space is developing IBEX, a roughly 200-kilogram payload-agnostic platform for highly dynamic dual-use operations on orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Mar 25, 2026PAVE Space Raises $40M for In-Space Propulsion Tech

PAVE Space is developing a small high-mobility orbital platform called IBEX.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Mar 25, 2026Switzerland’s PAVE Space Closes $40 Million Seed Funding Round