ROCKET & BALLOON ACTIVITIES
Completed rocket and balloon missions
MAPHEUS 9
Every year the German Aerospace Center (DLR) launches a MAPHEUS research rocket with a payload developed and supervised by the […]
SSC has resumed rocket launches from Esrange
Esrange Space Center has resumed its rocket activities after the fire that damaged the launch site in late August. Today, […]
MAPHEUS 10
Every year the German Aerospace Center (DLR) launches a MAPHEUS research rocket with a payload developed and supervised by the […]
BEXUS 30/31
The Bexus 30/31 balloon launch campaign takes place between 24th of September and 4th of October 2021. Distributed on the […]
CNES 2021
A total of four flights were operated on the Esrange by CNES during August, starting on 13 August. On board […]
HEMERA ZPB2021
HEMERA is a balloon infrastructure project, funded by the European Commission within its programme Horizon2020. Horizon Europe is the EU’s key […]
BOLT
The objective of the BOLT (Boundary Layer Transition) project is to experimentally investigate the hypersonic boundary layer transition mechanisms from […]
MAPHEUS 11
The MAPHEUS 11 campaign consists of a two stage vehicle configuration with three German experiments onboard.
HEMERA
HEMERA is a balloon infrastructure project, funded by the European Commission within its programme Horizon2020. In this programme, six zero […]STERN II LEONIS II
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
Mini Booster is a balloon campaign aimed to measure infrasound in the atmosphere.
TEXUS 56
AROUND 6 MINUTES OF MICROGRAVITY The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the […]
SPIDER 2
SPIDER 2 is a small payload for investigation of disturbances in electrojet by rockets. The mission was carried out in […]BEXUS 28/29
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]HEMERA
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
ESA is planning to send a Martian lander to Mars in 2020. The lander is named ExoMars 2020.
MASER 14 – SubOrbital Express
MASER is a sounding rocket program for microgravity research developed and managed by SSC. MASER 14 rocket was launched on […]ATEK / MAPHEUS 8
ATEK is a German sounding rocket mission financed by the DLR research and development program “Space Research and Technology”. The […]REXUS 25/26
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]REXUS 23
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]BEXUS 26/27
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
NASA summer campaign 2018 at Esrange Space Center Long-duration balloon flights at northern latitudesTEXUS 54/55
The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behavior of materials, […]REXUS 23/24
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]SERA 3
In order to achieve the 100 km suborbital flight goal, a new series of rockets are currently under development called […]REXUS 21/22
The REXUS/BEXUS program is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]MAXUS 9
MAXUS IS EUROPE’S LARGEST SOUNDING ROCKET The MAXUS sounding rocket programme was funded by Airbus DS and SSC in 1990 […]STERN 2016/1
A programme for students with the aim to develop, build and launch their own rockets.The rockets should have a small […]STERN 2016/2
The Student Group HyEnD (Hybrid Engine Development) at the University of Stuttgart is participating with the Institute of Space Systems […]New flight for PoGO+
Maiden flight On July 12 in 2013 the PoGOLite balloon-borne telescope was launched from Esrange and flow to Norilsk in […]ROTEX
The research will be carried out using an unguided solid propellant twostaged rocket, Terrier Mk12 and Improved Orion. The Terrier […]REXUS 19/20
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]TEXUS 53
The project The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behaviour […]SmartFish
General Information Launch site Kiruna area Launch date from October 19 Mass/kg >2 kg Balloon size Rubber balloon 200 – […]STERN
A program for students with the aim to develop, build and launch their own rockets.LEEWAVES
The research will be carried out as an additional module on the single stage S30 carrying the SPIDER payload in […]O-STATES
The research will be carried out using a two-stage rocket (S31 /Improved Orion). Two identical payloads will be launched in […]
SPIDER
SPIDER (Small Payloads for Investigation of Disturbances in Electrojet by Rockets) is a part of the Swedish sounding rocket program, […]MASER 13
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
JAXA is conducting research for the next generations of aircraft. Their goal is to design a silent supersonic transportation system […]ERC Campaign
The ERC campaign will require the release of drop-bodies (DTVs) from three separate balloons. The aim is to provide tests […]REXUS 17/18
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]SHADT
The SHADT campaign is conducted with small balloons carrying the parachute test vehicles.D-SEND#2 campaign 2
JAXA is conducting research for the next generations of aircraft. Their goal is to design a silent supersonic transportation system […]REXUS 15/16
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]SERA 1
SERA1 was successfully launched on May 7 at 13:00 UTC. The rocket reached an altitude of approximately 5 km and […]CRYOFENIX
The experiment will be carried out with a VSB 30 rocket in February 2015. Modification and installation of equipment in […]TEXUS 51/52
The project The TEXUS project is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behavior […]PoGOLite 2013
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
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National […]
Launch Archive
Previously completed launches from Esrange Space Center