Rexus and Bexus

REXUS/BEXUS (Rocket Experiments for University Students / Balloon Experiments for University Students) is a European programme for student experiments on rockets and balloons. The programme utilises sounding rockets and balloons launched from Esrange in northern Sweden.[1]

Responsible organisations

"The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realised 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).

EuroLaunch, a cooperation between the Esrange Space Center of the Swedish Space Corporation (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."[1]

REXUS

REXUS rockets are launched from Esrange on an annual basis (nominally 2 rockets each spring), with full recovery and return of the experiment hardware to the students.

REXUS Missions

Mission Date Launch site Apogee Comments Reference Report Link
REXUS 1[2] 1995-12-04 Esrange 89 km Esrange EUK105-9603
REXUS 2 2004-10-28 Esrange 91.4 km SSC
REXUS 3 2006-04-05 Esrange 110 km Esrange EUP136-E23 SSC
REXUS 4 2008-10-22 Esrange 175 km SSC
REXUS 5 2009-03-13 Esrange 87.3 km RX05_09_12_06 SSC
REXUS 6 2009-03-12 Esrange 88.4 km RX06_09_12_06 SSC
REXUS 7 2010-03-02 Esrange 83 km SSC
REXUS 8 2010-03-04 Esrange 88 km SSC
REXUS 9 2011-02-22 Esrange 80.6 km SSC
REXUS 10 2011-02-23 Esrange 82 km SSC
REXUS 11 2012-11-06 Esrange 82 km SSC
REXUS 12 2012-03-19 Esrange 82 km SSC
REXUS 13 2013-05-09 Esrange SSC
REXUS 14 2013-05-07 Esrange 81.5 km SSC
REXUS 15 2014-05-28 Esrange 80.7 km SSC DLR ESA
REXUS 16 2014-05-27 Esrange 87 km ? SSC DLR ESA
REXUS 17 Esrange
REXUS 18 Esrange
REXUS 19 2016-03-18 Esrange 78.2 km Artikel SSC SSC DLR ESA
REXUS 20 2016-03-15 Esrange Artikel SSC SSC DLR ESA

REXUS Experiments

REXUS 8

REXUS 10

REXUS 13

REXUS 14

REXUS 15/16

REXUS 17/18

REXUS 19/20

BEXUS

BEXUS balloons are launched from Esrange on an annual basis (nominally 2 balloons each autumn).

BEXUS Missions

Mission Date Launch site Balloon volume Peak altitude Flight duration Comments Reference Report Link
BEXUS 1 Esrange
BEXUS 2 2004-02-26 Esrange 10 000 m3 27 km SSC
BEXUS 3 2005-03-22 Esrange 28.5 km SSC
BEXUS 4 2006-06-19 Esrange 10 000 m3 30 km 3.2 hours Esrange EUP137-E24 SSC
BEXUS 5 2007-03-28 Esrange 12,000 m3 25 km 3.5 hours SSC
BEXUS 6 2008-10-08 Esrange 10 000 m3 29 km 2.5 hours SSC
BEXUS 7 2008-10-08 Esrange 12 000 m3 26 km SSC
BEXUS 8 2009-10-10 Esrange SSC
BEXUS 9 2009-10-11 Esrange SSC
BEXUS 10 2010-10-09 Esrange 22,5 km 3 hours SSC
BEXUS 11 2010-11-23 Esrange 100 000 m3 SSC
BEXUS 12 TBD Esrange SSC
BEXUS 13 TBD Esrange SSC
BEXUS 14 TBD Esrange
BEXUS 15 TBD Esrange
BEXUS 16 2013-10-08 Esrange 12 000 m3 27,0 km 4 hours SSC
BEXUS 17 2013-10-10 Esrange 12 000 m3 26,8 km SSC

BEXUS Experiments

BEXUS 7

BEXUS 9

BEXUS 10/11

BEXUS 13

BEXUS 14/15

BEXUS 16/17

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rexus Bexus". Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. Grahn, Sven. "Rexus 1 - the first Swedish student rocket". Retrieved 1 April 2011.

External links

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