ROCKET & BALLOON ACTIVITIES

Completed rocket and balloon missions

HEMERA
December 7, 2020 0
HEMERA is a balloon infrastructure project, funded by the European Commission within its programme Horizon2020. In this programme, six zero […]
STERN II LEONIS II
October 8, 2020 0
II LEONIS II is a student campaign of the Institute of Space Systems (IRAS) of the Technische Universitat Carolo-Wilhelmina zu […]
Unique balloon mission at Esrange
August 14, 2020 0
Mini Booster is a balloon campaign aimed to measure infrasound in the atmosphere.
TEXUS 56
November 15, 2019 0
AROUND 6 MINUTES OF MICROGRAVITY The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the […]
SPIDER 2
October 28, 2019 0
SPIDER 2 is a small payload for investigation of disturbances in electrojet by rockets. The mission was carried out in […]
BEXUS 28/29
October 9, 2019 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
HEMERA
August 16, 2019 0
HEMERA is a balloon infrastructure project, funded by the European Commission within its programme Horizon2020. In this programme, six zero […]
HADT – High Altitude Drop Test
August 5, 2019 0
ESA is planning to send a Martian lander to Mars in 2020. The lander is named ExoMars 2020.
MASER 14 – SubOrbital Express
June 24, 2019 0
MASER is a sounding rocket program for microgravity research developed and managed by SSC. MASER 14 rocket was launched on […]
ATEK / MAPHEUS 8
May 21, 2019 0
ATEK is a German sounding rocket mission financed by the DLR research and development program “Space Research and Technology”. The […]
REXUS 25/26
February 11, 2019 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
REXUS 23
February 11, 2019 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
BEXUS 26/27
October 1, 2018 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
NASA summer campaign 2018
June 14, 2018 0
NASA summer campaign 2018 at Esrange Space Center Long-duration balloon flights at northern latitudes
TEXUS 54/55
June 14, 2018 0
The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behavior of materials, […]
REXUS 23/24
November 8, 2017 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
SERA 3
March 13, 2017 0
In order to achieve the 100 km suborbital flight goal, a new series of rockets are currently under development called […]
REXUS 21/22
January 25, 2017 0
The REXUS/BEXUS program is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
MAXUS 9
January 20, 2017 0
MAXUS IS EUROPE’S LARGEST SOUNDING ROCKET The MAXUS sounding rocket programme was funded by Airbus DS and SSC in 1990 […]
STERN 2016/1
August 23, 2016 0
A programme for students with the aim to develop, build and launch their own rockets.The rockets should have a small […]
STERN 2016/2
August 23, 2016 0
The Student Group HyEnD (Hybrid Engine Development) at the University of Stuttgart is participating with the Institute of Space Systems […]
New flight for PoGO+
July 5, 2016 0
Maiden flight On July 12 in 2013 the PoGOLite balloon-borne telescope was launched from Esrange and flow to Norilsk in […]
ROTEX
July 5, 2016 0
The research will be carried out using an unguided solid propellant twostaged rocket, Terrier Mk12 and Improved Orion. The Terrier […]
REXUS 19/20
February 2, 2016 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
TEXUS 53
October 20, 2015 0
The project The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behaviour […]
SmartFish
October 7, 2015 0
General Information Launch site Kiruna area Launch date from October 19 Mass/kg >2 kg Balloon size Rubber balloon 200 – […]
STERN
September 8, 2015 0
A program for students with the aim to develop, build and launch their own rockets.
LEEWAVES
June 23, 2015 0
The research will be carried out as an additional module on the single stage S30 carrying the SPIDER payload in […]
O-STATES
June 23, 2015 0
The research will be carried out using a two-stage rocket (S31 /Improved Orion). Two identical payloads will be launched in […]
SPIDER
June 23, 2015 0
SPIDER (Small Payloads for Investigation of Disturbances in Electrojet by Rockets) is a part of the Swedish sounding rocket program, […]
MASER 13
June 9, 2015 0
THE PROGRAMME MASER (MAterial Science Experiment Rocket) programme was started by SSC in 1985, initially in order to increase the […]
D-SEND#2 campaign 3
June 4, 2015 0
JAXA is conducting research for the next generations of aircraft. Their goal is to design a silent supersonic transportation system […]
ERC Campaign
May 8, 2015 0
The ERC campaign will require the release of drop-bodies (DTVs) from three separate balloons. The aim is to provide tests […]
REXUS 17/18
December 22, 2014 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
SHADT
October 15, 2014 0
The SHADT campaign is conducted with small balloons carrying the parachute test vehicles.
D-SEND#2 campaign 2
May 23, 2014 0
JAXA is conducting research for the next generations of aircraft. Their goal is to design a silent supersonic transportation system […]
REXUS 15/16
March 24, 2014 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
SERA 1
March 24, 2014 0
SERA1 was successfully launched on May 7 at 13:00 UTC. The rocket reached an altitude of approximately 5 km and […]
CRYOFENIX
August 29, 2013 0
The experiment will be carried out with a VSB 30 rocket in February 2015. Modification and installation of equipment in […]
TEXUS 51/52
August 29, 2013 0
The project The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behavior […]
PoGOLite 2013
November 19, 2012 0
PoGOLite was successfully launched on July 12 at 08:18 UTC. PoGOLite The light-weight Polarized Gamma-ray Observer (PoGOLite) experiment is designed […]
REXUS 13/14
November 19, 2012 0
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
TEXUS 50/51
November 19, 2012 0
The project The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behaviour […]
D-SEND#2 campaign 1
November 14, 2012 0
JAXA is conducting research for the next generations of aircraft. Their goal is to design a silent supersonic transportation system […]
PoGOLite 2012
April 23, 2012 0
PoGOLite The unfavorable weather conditions this summer has made it very difficult to launch large balloons. At the end of […]
REXUS 11
February 9, 2012 0
REXUS 11 launched 16 November 10.45 UTC (11.45 Swedish time) (launch at 03:03) The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a […]
REXUS 12
February 9, 2012 0
EuroLaunch, a cooperation between the Esrange Space Center of SSC and the Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) of DLR, is responsible […]
REXUS 10
May 13, 2011 0
EuroLaunch, a cooperation between the Esrange Space Center of SSC and the Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) of DLR, is responsible […]
REXUS 9
May 13, 2011 0
Half of the payload is reserved for German students, while the Swedish half has been made available to students from […]
TEXUS 49
May 13, 2011 0
The project The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behaviour […]