SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)
Falcon 9 Block 5
Status
TBD
Date
31 AUG 2027
00:00
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 T
Thrust
7,607 kN