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The Pegasus XL launch vehicle released the IBEX satellite at 17:47:23 UTC on the 19th of October 2008. This specific moment occurred after a Lockheed L-1011 Stargazer mother airplane flew from Vandenberg Air Force Base to Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.
Dr. David J. McComas led the mission team from the Southwest Research Institute during this critical deployment phase. Orbital Sciences Corporation manufactured the satellite bus and conducted environmental testing before the flight system reached its final destination.
In June 2011, engineers shifted the spacecraft into a new orbit that raised its perigee to more than 60,000 kilometers. This adjustment created a period of one third of a lunar month to avoid taking the craft too close to the Moon.
On average, IBEX-Hi detects about 500 particles per day while IBEX-Lo captures fewer than 100 daily. Both sensors function as single-pixel cameras with a Combined Electronics Unit controlling voltages on the collimator and ESA.
Results from July 2013 revealed a four-lobed tail on the Solar System's heliosphere. IBEX discovered that the heliosphere has no bow shock and measured its speed relative to the local interstellar medium at 26 kilometers per second.