Manufacturer
NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterIXPE Mission
12/9/2021
IXPE unlocked the geometry of energetic binary systems by studying EX Hydrae.
As of December 20, 2021, IXPE required a 3.7 km/s delta-v for a 28.5-degree inclination change as cited in the thread.
The Falcon 9 contract for IXPE was valued at $50.2 million, compared with the $56,400,000 value of the 2014 contract NASA awarded for the ICON launch on a Pegasus XL.
NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX in July 2019 for the IXPE launch on Falcon 9, replacing the originally planned Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL.
SpaceX bid $50,300,000 to launch IXPE.
NASA selected SpaceX in 2019 to launch IXPE on a Falcon 9 from Florida.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on Transporter-4 previously supported the Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, and one Starlink mission.
The 2022-12-29 Falcon 9 booster previously supported Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, and two Starlink missions.