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<h2 id="texus-missions">Texus Missions</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Mission</th><th>Date</th><th>Launch site</th><th>Motor</th><th>Apogee</th><th>Payload</th><th>Modules</th><th>Comments</th><th>Reference Report</th></tr><tr><td>Texus 34</td><td>1996 Mar 2</td><td><a href="/facts/Esrange/SHd6XSeQ">Esrange</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Skylark_(rocket)/86UKNjAM">Skylark</a> 7</td><td>232 km</td><td>392 kg</td><td>4/<a href="/facts/German_Aerospace_Center/nIeKtKqd">DLR</a></td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK112-9613</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 35</td><td>1996 Nov 24</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Skylark 7</td><td>267 km</td><td>331 kg</td><td>4/(DLR+ESA)</td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK114-9704</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 36</td><td>1998 Feb 7</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Skylark 7</td><td>238 km</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 37</td><td>2000 Mar 27</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Skylark 7</td><td>245 km</td><td>369 kg</td><td></td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK130-E2</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 38</td><td>2000 Apr 2</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Skylark 7</td><td>250 km</td><td>369 kg</td><td></td><td>Parachute failed; Science OK</td><td>Esrange EUK130-E2</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 39</td><td>2001 May 8</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Skylark 7</td><td>248 km</td><td>362 kg</td><td>4/DLR</td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK148-E11</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 40</td><td>2003 Apr 8</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Skylark 7</td><td>246 km</td><td>364 kg</td><td>4/DLR</td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK154-E19</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 41</td><td>2004 Dec 2</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Skylark 7</td><td>230 km</td><td>402 kg</td><td>4/DLR</td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK163-E21</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 42</td><td>2005 Dec 1</td><td>Esrange</td><td><a href="/facts/VSB-30/RMIzFhs8">VSB-30</a></td><td>263 km</td><td>372 kg</td><td>1/DLR, 1/<a href="/facts/ESA/L8YRNV0C">ESA</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 43</td><td>2006 May 11</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>237 km</td><td>407 kg</td><td>3/ESA</td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK170-E19</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 44</td><td>2008 Feb 7</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>264 km</td><td>373 kg</td><td>3/ESA</td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK173-E42</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 45</td><td>2008 Feb 21</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>264 km</td><td>357 kg</td><td>2/DLR, 1/ESA</td><td></td><td>Esrange EUK174-E17</td></tr><tr><td>Texus 46</td><td>2009 Nov 22</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>252 km</td><td>392.9 kg</td><td>1/ESA+DLR, 1/ESA+<a href="/facts/JAXA/ofUpflgf">JAXA</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 47</td><td>2009 Nov 29</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>263.6 km</td><td>373.5 kg</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 48</td><td>2011 Nov 30</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>263 km</td><td></td><td></td><td>Test of propellant handling<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 49</td><td>2011 Mar 29</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>268 km</td><td>kg</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 50</td><td>2013 Apr 12</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>261 km</td><td>kg</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 51</td><td>2015 Apr 23</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>259 km</td><td>kg</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 52</td><td>2015 Apr 27</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>km</td><td>kg</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 53</td><td>2016 Jan 23</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>km</td><td>kg</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 54</td><td>2018 May 13</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>239 km</td><td>kg</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 55</td><td>2018 May 31</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>255 km</td><td>kg</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 56</td><td>2019 Nov 15</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>265 km</td><td>386 kg</td><td>3 (2x ESA, 1x DLR)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 57</td><td>2022 Oct 01</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>240 km</td><td></td><td>4 (3x DLR, 1x ESA)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 58</td><td>2023 Apr 24</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>250 km</td><td>387.4 kg</td><td>3 (3x ESA)</td><td>Landed in Norway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 59</td><td>2024 Feb 15</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>264.5 km</td><td>388 kg</td><td>3 (2x ESA, 1x DLR)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texus 60</td><td>2024 Mar 24</td><td>Esrange</td><td>VSB-30</td><td>251.7 km</td><td>408 kg</td><td>3 (2x ESA, 1x JAXA)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="minitexus-missions">MiniTexus Missions</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Mission</th><th>Date</th><th>Launch site</th><th>Motor</th><th>Apogee</th><th>Payload</th><th>Modules</th><th>Comments</th><th>Reference Report</th></tr><tr><td>MiniTexus 1</td><td>1993 Nov 29</td><td>Esrange</td><td><a href="/facts/Nike_Orion/exxnDCqm">Nike Orion</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MiniTexus 2</td><td>1994 May 3</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Nike Orion</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MiniTexus 3</td><td>1995 May 2</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Nike Orion</td><td>125 km</td><td>200 kg</td><td>1/DLR</td><td>Successful</td><td>Esrange EUK109-66</td></tr><tr><td>MiniTexus 4</td><td>1995 Apr 29</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Nike Orion</td><td>148 km</td><td>162 kg</td><td>2/DLR</td><td>Successful</td><td>Esrange EUK109-66</td></tr><tr><td>MiniTexus 5</td><td>1998 Feb 11</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Nike Orion</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MiniTexus 6</td><td>1998 Dec 3</td><td>Esrange</td><td>Nike Orion</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Maxus_(rocket)/f3jQqYsV">Maxus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Maser_(rocket)/hlhdCIGT">Maser</a></li> <li>Rexus</li> <li><a href="/facts/Esrange/SHd6XSeQ">Esrange</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080503231138/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/skylark.htm">Astronautix - Skylark</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150824123415/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vsb30.htm">Astronautix - VSB-30</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Europe prepares new technologies for future launchers". SpaceDaily. Retrieved 30 November 2011. <a href="http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Europe_prepares_new_technologies_for_future_launchers_999.html" target="_blank">http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Europe_prepares_new_technologies_for_future_launchers_999.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"DLR - Space Administration - TEXUS 49 lifts off with four German experiments on board". www.dlr.de. <a href="https://www.dlr.de/rd/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-7224/12028_read-29678/12028_page-2/" target="_blank">https://www.dlr.de/rd/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-7224/12028_read-29678/12028_page-2/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>DLR. "DLR Portal". DLR Portal. <a href="https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-6722/" target="_blank">https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-6722/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>DLR. "DLR Portal". DLR Portal. <a href="https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-13390/" target="_blank">https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-13390/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"TEXUS 51/52". 29 August 2013. <a href="https://www.sscspace.com/texus-51-52/" target="_blank">https://www.sscspace.com/texus-51-52/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Blog". www.grimm-space-research.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-09-20. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181205234437/http://www.grimm-space-research.com/page4/Blog/Blog%20Tx.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20181205234437/http://www.grimm-space-research.com/page4/Blog/Blog%20Tx.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"TEXUS 54/55 successfully launched from Esrange Space Center". 31 May 2018. <a href="https://www.sscspace.com/texus-54-55-successfully-launched-from-esrange-space-center/" target="_blank">https://www.sscspace.com/texus-54-55-successfully-launched-from-esrange-space-center/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"TEXUS 54/55 successfully launched from Esrange Space Center". 31 May 2018. <a href="https://www.sscspace.com/texus-54-55-successfully-launched-from-esrange-space-center/" target="_blank">https://www.sscspace.com/texus-54-55-successfully-launched-from-esrange-space-center/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>