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TEXUS

{{Short description|Sounding rocket program}}

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.

Texus Missions

class=wikitable

!Mission

!Date

!Launch site

!Motor

!Apogee

!Payload

!Modules

!Comments

!Reference Report

Texus 34

|1996 Mar 2

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|232 km

|392 kg

|4/DLR

|

|Esrange EUK112-9613

Texus 35

|1996 Nov 24

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|267 km

|331 kg

|4/(DLR+ESA)

|

|Esrange EUK114-9704

Texus 36

|1998 Feb 7

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|238 km

|

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|

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Texus 37

|2000 Mar 27

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|245 km

|369 kg

|

|

|Esrange EUK130-E2

Texus 38

|2000 Apr 2

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|250 km

|369 kg

|

|Parachute failed; Science OK

|Esrange EUK130-E2

Texus 39

|2001 May 8

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|248 km

|362 kg

|4/DLR

|

|Esrange EUK148-E11

Texus 40

|2003 Apr 8

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|246 km

|364 kg

|4/DLR

|

|Esrange EUK154-E19

Texus 41

|2004 Dec 2

|Esrange

|Skylark 7

|230 km

|402 kg

|4/DLR

|

|Esrange EUK163-E21

Texus 42

|2005 Dec 1

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|263 km

|372 kg

|1/DLR, 1/ESA

|

|

Texus 43

|2006 May 11

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|237 km

|407 kg

|3/ESA

|

|Esrange EUK170-E19

Texus 44

|2008 Feb 7

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|264 km

|373 kg

|3/ESA

|

|Esrange EUK173-E42

Texus 45

|2008 Feb 21

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|264 km

|357 kg

|2/DLR, 1/ESA

|

|Esrange EUK174-E17

Texus 46

|2009 Nov 22

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|252 km

|392.9 kg

|1/ESA+DLR, 1/ESA+JAXA

|

|

Texus 47

|2009 Nov 29

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|263.6 km

|373.5 kg

|4

|

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Texus 48

|2011 Nov 30

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|263 km

|

|

|Test of propellant handling{{cite web|title=Europe prepares new technologies for future launchers |url=http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Europe_prepares_new_technologies_for_future_launchers_999.html |publisher=SpaceDaily |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

|

Texus 49

|2011 Mar 29

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|268 km

|kg

|

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.dlr.de/rd/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-7224/12028_read-29678/12028_page-2/|title=DLR - Space Administration - TEXUS 49 lifts off with four German experiments on board|website=www.dlr.de}}

Texus 50

|2013 Apr 12

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|261 km

|kg

|

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-6722/|title=DLR Portal|last=DLR|website=DLR Portal}}

Texus 51

|2015 Apr 23

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|259 km

|kg

|

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-13390/|title=DLR Portal|last=DLR|website=DLR Portal}}

Texus 52

|2015 Apr 27

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|km

|kg

|

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.sscspace.com/texus-51-52/|title=TEXUS 51/52|date=29 August 2013|publisher=}}

Texus 53

|2016 Jan 23

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|km

|kg

|

|

|{{cite web|url=http://www.grimm-space-research.com/page4/Blog/Blog%20Tx.html|title=Blog|website=www.grimm-space-research.com|access-date=2018-09-20|archive-date=2018-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205234437/http://www.grimm-space-research.com/page4/Blog/Blog%20Tx.html|url-status=dead}}

Texus 54

|2018 May 13

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|239 km

|kg

|

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.sscspace.com/texus-54-55-successfully-launched-from-esrange-space-center/|title=TEXUS 54/55 successfully launched from Esrange Space Center|date=31 May 2018|publisher=}}

Texus 55

|2018 May 31

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|255 km

|kg

|

|

|

Texus 56

|2019 Nov 15

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|265 km

|386 kg

|3 (2x ESA, 1x DLR)

|

|

Texus 57

|2022 Oct 01

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|240 km

|

|4 (3x DLR, 1x ESA)

|

|

Texus 58

|2023 Apr 24

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|250 km

|387.4 kg

|3 (3x ESA)

|Landed in Norway

|

Texus 59

|2024 Feb 15

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|264.5 km

|388 kg

|3 (2x ESA, 1x DLR)

|

|

Texus 60

|2024 Mar 24

|Esrange

|VSB-30

|251.7 km

|408 kg

|3 (2x ESA, 1x JAXA)

|

|

MiniTexus Missions

class=wikitable

!Mission

!Date

!Launch site

!Motor

!Apogee

!Payload

!Modules

!Comments

!Reference Report

MiniTexus 1

|1993 Nov 29

|Esrange

|Nike Orion

|

|

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|

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MiniTexus 2

|1994 May 3

|Esrange

|Nike Orion

|

|

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|

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MiniTexus 3

|1995 May 2

|Esrange

|Nike Orion

|125 km

|200 kg

|1/DLR

|Successful

|Esrange EUK109-66

MiniTexus 4

|1995 Apr 29

|Esrange

|Nike Orion

|148 km

|162 kg

|2/DLR

|Successful

|Esrange EUK109-66

MiniTexus 5

|1998 Feb 11

|Esrange

|Nike Orion

|

|

|

|

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MiniTexus 6

|1998 Dec 3

|Esrange

|Nike Orion

|

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See also

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080503231138/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/skylark.htm Astronautix - Skylark]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150824123415/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vsb30.htm Astronautix - VSB-30]

Category:Sounding rockets

Category:Suborbital spaceflight

Category:Space programme of Germany

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