DXL-3 — 2018-S02
launch attemptNon-missile suborbital launchcompleted
DXL-3 — 2018-S02 was a non-missile suborbital launch conducted on January 19, 2018 from PF using Black Brant IX, operated by GSFC. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Launch date
- January 19, 2018
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Terrier Improved Malemute sounding rocket climbing above Wallops with a bright exhaust plume beneath its red-and-white flight stack.
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. License: Public domain (NASA).
Image source and licenseAbout this image
NASA photograph of a Terrier Improved Malemute sounding rocket launching from Wallops Flight Facility, visibly resolving the Terrier-based flight stack during powered ascent.
About this launch
Non-missile suborbital launch with recorded apogee at or above 80 km. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
DXL-3 — 2018-S02 used Black Brant IX from PF under GSFC. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 230 km, the XR Astron profile. No separate payload manifest entry is attached to this attempt.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- January 19, 2018
- Vehicle
- Black Brant IX
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- PF
- Operator
- GSFC
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Destination / profile
- XR Astron
- Recorded apogee
- 230 km
- Payload entries
- 0
- Catalog designation
- 2018-S02
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Other names mentioned
- Black Brant IXLaunch vehicle
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- GSFCLaunch operator
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Sources
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