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TEXUS

TEXUS is a European/German sounding rocket programme, serving the microgravity programmes of ESA and DLR. The launches are conducted from Esrange in Sweden.

The first mission was conducted on 13 December 1977, using a British Skylark rocket. All missions up to TEXUS-41 in 2004 were conducted using Skylark rockets. Following the Skylark's retirement in 2005, TEXUS launches switched to the Brazilian VSB-30 rocket.

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Texus Missions

MissionDateLaunch siteMotorApogeePayloadModulesCommentsReference Report
Texus 341996 Mar 2EsrangeSkylark 7232 km392 kg4/DLREsrange EUK112-9613
Texus 351996 Nov 24EsrangeSkylark 7267 km331 kg4/(DLR+ESA)Esrange EUK114-9704
Texus 361998 Feb 7EsrangeSkylark 7238 km
Texus 372000 Mar 27EsrangeSkylark 7245 km369 kgEsrange EUK130-E2
Texus 382000 Apr 2EsrangeSkylark 7250 km369 kgParachute failed; Science OKEsrange EUK130-E2
Texus 392001 May 8EsrangeSkylark 7248 km362 kg4/DLREsrange EUK148-E11
Texus 402003 Apr 8EsrangeSkylark 7246 km364 kg4/DLREsrange EUK154-E19
Texus 412004 Dec 2EsrangeSkylark 7230 km402 kg4/DLREsrange EUK163-E21
Texus 422005 Dec 1EsrangeVSB-30263 km372 kg1/DLR, 1/ESA
Texus 432006 May 11EsrangeVSB-30237 km407 kg3/ESAEsrange EUK170-E19
Texus 442008 Feb 7EsrangeVSB-30264 km373 kg3/ESAEsrange EUK173-E42
Texus 452008 Feb 21EsrangeVSB-30264 km357 kg2/DLR, 1/ESAEsrange EUK174-E17
Texus 462009 Nov 22EsrangeVSB-30252 km392.9 kg1/ESA+DLR, 1/ESA+JAXA
Texus 472009 Nov 29EsrangeVSB-30263.6 km373.5 kg4
Texus 482011 Nov 30EsrangeVSB-30263 kmTest of propellant handling1
Texus 492011 Mar 29EsrangeVSB-30268 kmkg2
Texus 502013 Apr 12EsrangeVSB-30261 kmkg3
Texus 512015 Apr 23EsrangeVSB-30259 kmkg4
Texus 522015 Apr 27EsrangeVSB-30kmkg5
Texus 532016 Jan 23EsrangeVSB-30kmkg6
Texus 542018 May 13EsrangeVSB-30239 kmkg7
Texus 552018 May 31EsrangeVSB-30255 kmkg8
Texus 562019 Nov 15EsrangeVSB-30265 km386 kg3 (2x ESA, 1x DLR)
Texus 572022 Oct 01EsrangeVSB-30240 km4 (3x DLR, 1x ESA)
Texus 582023 Apr 24EsrangeVSB-30250 km387.4 kg3 (3x ESA)Landed in Norway
Texus 592024 Feb 15EsrangeVSB-30264.5 km388 kg3 (2x ESA, 1x DLR)
Texus 602024 Mar 24EsrangeVSB-30251.7 km408 kg3 (2x ESA, 1x JAXA)

MiniTexus Missions

MissionDateLaunch siteMotorApogeePayloadModulesCommentsReference Report
MiniTexus 11993 Nov 29EsrangeNike Orion
MiniTexus 21994 May 3EsrangeNike Orion
MiniTexus 31995 May 2EsrangeNike Orion125 km200 kg1/DLRSuccessfulEsrange EUK109-66
MiniTexus 41995 Apr 29EsrangeNike Orion148 km162 kg2/DLRSuccessfulEsrange EUK109-66
MiniTexus 51998 Feb 11EsrangeNike Orion
MiniTexus 61998 Dec 3EsrangeNike Orion

See also

References

  1. "Europe prepares new technologies for future launchers". SpaceDaily. Retrieved 30 November 2011. http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Europe_prepares_new_technologies_for_future_launchers_999.html ↩

  2. "DLR - Space Administration - TEXUS 49 lifts off with four German experiments on board". www.dlr.de. https://www.dlr.de/rd/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-7224/12028_read-29678/12028_page-2/ ↩

  3. DLR. "DLR Portal". DLR Portal. https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-6722/ ↩

  4. DLR. "DLR Portal". DLR Portal. https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-13390/ ↩

  5. "TEXUS 51/52". 29 August 2013. https://www.sscspace.com/texus-51-52/ ↩

  6. "Blog". www.grimm-space-research.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20181205234437/http://www.grimm-space-research.com/page4/Blog/Blog%20Tx.html ↩

  7. "TEXUS 54/55 successfully launched from Esrange Space Center". 31 May 2018. https://www.sscspace.com/texus-54-55-successfully-launched-from-esrange-space-center/ ↩

  8. "TEXUS 54/55 successfully launched from Esrange Space Center". 31 May 2018. https://www.sscspace.com/texus-54-55-successfully-launched-from-esrange-space-center/ ↩