Rocket and
Balloon Activities

Here is where you’ll find information about our current and completed rocket and balloon missions at Esrange Space Center.

Rocket and balloon missions

Most of our launch missions are listed here

Mission type launch period launched
ORIGIN Sounding rocket 6 January - 9 February 2025 -
SubOrbital Express 4 Sounding rocket 13 November - 3 December 2024 26 November 2024
MAPHEUS 15 Sounding rocket 28 October - 12 November 2024 11 November 2024
STERN III Sounding rocket 14 October - 24 October 2024 24 October 2024
BEXUS 35 Stratospheric balloon 27 September - 6 October 2024 2 October 2024

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Videos

SubOrbital Express 3 launch 23 Nov 2022

00:13
SubOrbital Express onboard camera.

SubOrbital Express 3 - flight lookout

14:06
PoGO+

PoGO+ balloon launch

05:11
Rockets

Safety messages

Rocket impact area at Esrange

Rockets

Follow launches

Follow some of our launches live on our Youtube channel.

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Launching programme

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REXUS/BEXUS

Read more about the REXUS/BEXUS program.

SSC not only supports spacecraft launch operations, but services the launch vehicle as well, and sometimes both simultaneously.

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