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.

## Contents

* 1 Texus Missions
* 2 MiniTexus Missions
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Texus Missions

Mission  | Date  | Launch site  | Motor  | Apogee  | Payload  | Modules  | Comments  | Reference Report

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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  |  |  |  |
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  |  |
Texus 48  | 2011 Nov 30  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | 263 km  |  |  | Test of propellant handling[1] |
Texus 49  | 2011 Mar 29  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | 268 km  | kg  |  |  | [2]
Texus 50  | 2013 Apr 12  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | 261 km  | kg  |  |  | [3]
Texus 51  | 2015 Apr 23  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | 259 km  | kg  |  |  | [4]
Texus 52  | 2015 Apr 27  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | km  | kg  |  |  | [5]
Texus 53  | 2016 Jan 23  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | km  | kg  |  |  | [6]
Texus 54  | 2018 May 13  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | 239 km  | kg  |  |  | [7]
Texus 55  | 2018 May 31  | Esrange  | VSB-30  | 255 km  | kg  |  |  | [7]
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

Mission  | Date  | Launch site  | Motor  | Apogee  | Payload  | Modules  | Comments  | Reference Report

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MiniTexus 1  | 1993 Nov 29  | Esrange  | Nike Orion  |  |  |  |  |
MiniTexus 2  | 1994 May 3  | Esrange  | Nike Orion  |  |  |  |  |
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  |  |  |  |  |
MiniTexus 6  | 1998 Dec 3  | Esrange  | Nike Orion  |  |  |  |  |

## See also

* Maxus
* Maser
* Rexus
* Esrange

## References

1. ↑ "Europe prepares new technologies for future launchers". SpaceDaily. http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Europe_prepares_new_technologies_for_future_launchers_999.html. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
2. ↑ "DLR - Space Administration - TEXUS 49 lifts off with four German experiments on board". https://www.dlr.de/rd/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-7224/12028_read-29678/12028_page-2/.
3. ↑ DLR. "DLR Portal". https://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-6722/.
4. ↑ DLR. "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". http://www.grimm-space-research.com/page4/Blog/Blog Tx.html.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "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/.

* Astronautix - Skylark
* Astronautix - VSB-30

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