IMAP

IMAP

Falcon 9 TBD - 2024

Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which includes four secondary payloads. IMAP will help researchers better understand the boundary of the heliosphere, a magnetic barrier surrounding our solar system. This region is where the constant flow of particles from our Sun, called the solar wind, collides with winds from other stars.

Last updated: May 10, 2024

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameIMAP
Launch SitePad TBD, Cape Canaveral / KSC TBD, Florida, United States
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateTBD - 2024

IMAP will help researchers better understand the boundary of the heliosphere, a sort of magnetic bubble surrounding and protecting our solar system.

Launch Vehicle - Falcon 9

Height70 m / 229.6 ft
Diameter3.7 m / 12 ft
Mass549054 Kg / 1207920 lb
Stages2
Payload To LEO22800 Kg / 50265 lb
Payload To GTO8300 Kg / 18300 lb
Payload To Mars4020 Kg / 8860 lb
Burn Time397 sec
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Number Of Engine1 vacuum