The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB). The Swedish share of the payload has been made available to students from other European countries through a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). General information.
EuroLaunch, a cooperation between the Esrange Space Center of SSC and the Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) of DLR, is responsible for the campaign management and operations of the launch vehicles. Experts from ESA, SSC and DLR provide technical support to the student teams throughout the project.
REXUS and BEXUS are launched from SSC, Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden.
| Launch site | Esrange Space Center |
| Launch date | REXUS 16: May 28, 2014 REXUS 15: May 29, 2014 |
| Customer | Student programme |
Technical information
| Rocket type | Improved Orion rocket |
| Nominal diameter | 356 mm |
| Total weight | TBD |
| Burning time 1st stage | 26 s |
| Max acceleration | 21 g |
| Apogee | ~81,5 km |
| Flight time to apogee | ~152s |
Experiment modules:
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Contact persons
Alexander Kinniard, EuroLaunch (SSC), alexander.kinnaird@sscspace.com
