Weekly Target Schedule – IXPE
The date is in YYYY-MM-DD format. The number in () is the Day of Year. The time is in UTC.“Start” is the time the target rises above the Earth’s atmosphere“Stop” is the time the target sets into the Earth’s atmosphere“Maneuver to” begins the slew to the next target“Maneuver End” is the time the new target […] The post Weekly Target Schedule – IXPE appeared first on NASA Science .
IXPE, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, has a weekly target schedule that outlines its observation plan for the upcoming week. This schedule, which may change, is provided in UTC time format, denoted by dates in YYYY-MM-DD format, Day of Year, and specific times denoting when each target rises and sets above the Earth's atmosphere.
On 2026-08-14, IXPE spent a significant portion of its day observing GX_1_4, beginning at 13:00:25 and concluding at 22:31:32. The following day, on 2026-08-15, the observatory continued its observations of GX_1_4, starting at 00:06:43 and ending at 23:54:30. This pattern continued throughout the week, with IXPE repeatedly observing GX_1_4 without any changes in the target, indicating that the team intended to monitor the same celestial object throughout the entire week.
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