Rocket file · LV-481
Black Brant IX
Black Brant IX is an expendable launch vehicle built by Magellan Aerospace Corporation. It stands 12.2 m tall, first flew on 16 March 1982. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Black Brant IX
The Black Brant IX is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket used by the CSA and NASA.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Black Brant IX flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesBlack Brant IX in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Black Brant IX flown?
- 3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Black Brant IX's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- When is the next Black Brant IX launch?
- Black Brant IX has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Black Brant IX lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Black Brant IX.
- Is Black Brant IX reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Black Brant IX as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.