Mobile Rocket Base
Launch of the TEXUS 50 sounding rocket from the rocket launch site Esrange, Kiruna
The Mobile Rocket Base (German: Mobile Raketenbasis), abbreviated MORABA, is a department of the DLR Space Operations and Astronaut Training in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. Since the 1960s, the MORABA has performed scientific high altitude research missions with unmanned rockets and balloons, and has developed the required mechanical and electrical systems. Their operational areas include upper atmosphere research, microgravity research, astronomy, geophysics, materials science, as well as hypersonic research.
EuroLaunch, a cooperation between MORABA and SSC Esrange, offers international launch services for stratospheric balloons and sounding rockets. Since 1971, MORABA also cooperates with the Brazilian Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) of the Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial (DCTA).
Divisions of MORABA
Mobile Infrastructure
The mobile ground stations and antennas for telemetry (reception of data) and tele-command (transmission of control commands), as well as range instrumentation radar stations for the exact trajectory measurement, are part of the Mobile Infrastructure. This includes also ground support systems for communication, power supplies, etc. The main tasks include tracking the trajectory of sounding rockets or research balloons, RF data reception, data processing, distribution and archiving. Transport, setup and maintenance of the mobile stations, as well as mission preparation, are also part of the activities.
Electrical Flight Systems
The Electrical Flight Systems group develops, builds, and qualifies the necessary electrical and electronic systems aboard the rockets and balloons. Among others, this includes onboard computer systems, control and measurement equipment, data management and telemetry components, and RF transmission systems. Attitude, rate, and acceleration sensors are calibrated and flown in these systems. Cold gas rate and attitude control systems are developed and qualified by this group. The construction of Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) is also in the scope of tasks.
Mechanical Flight Systems
The Mechanical Flight Systems group performs structural calculations, aerodynamic and thermal analyses. Also, mechanical configuration and design of the payload and the entire vehicle are planned and accomplished, as well as the integration of scientific experiments and the spin balancing of the final payload. Furthermore, this group develops and maintains separation and payload recovery systems.
Launch Services
The tasks of the Launch Services group include procurement, inspection, modification and storage of rocket motors and pyrotechnics, setup of the mobile launch pads, assembling the rocket stages and ignition systems, integrating the payload and rocket motors, and loading the rocket onto the launcher. Furthermore, the group is responsible for support of flight safety, trajectory calculations, aerodynamic calculations, and selection of the rocket configuration.
Mechanical and electronic flight systems developed by MORABA
- Rocket fins and sub structures
- Separation systems of the rocket stages
- De-spin systems to eliminate rocket spin before the experiment phase
- Parachute recovery systems
- TV multichannel transmission systems
- On-board systems for rate, attitude, spin rate, and precession control
- Ignition units for safe ignition of rocket motors and payload pyrotechnics
- Mobile electrical and mechanical ground systems, such as ground stations and launch pads
- Telemetry and tele-command systems
- Integrated radio frequency systems for rockets and balloons
History
The Mobile Rocket Base emerged from the "Working Group For Space Exploration", a common foundation of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) and the former German Laboratory for Aviation (DVL). This working group was founded in 1965 and had its first headquarters in Munich. Since April 1969 the Mobile Rocket Base is located in Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich, in the department "Space Operations and Astronaut Training" of the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The first mobile campaign to study the solar eclipse in May 1966 on the Greek island of Euboea, on behalf of the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO), demonstrated the feasibility to move and set up extensive technical and scientific equipment in a short time in a remote location.
The beginning: Atmospheric research
In cooperation with the MPE, a campaign for the study of the magnetic field of the Earth was carried out in the spring of 1967, at Esrange (Sweden). With five Nike-Apache rockets, artificial barium clouds (Aurora Borealis) were created in about 100 km altitude, in order to visualize the magnetic field lines.
In addition to the rocket launch sites in Scandinavia (Kiruna and Andenes), also Sardinia, Wallops Island and Matagorda Island (USA), White Sands (USA), Greenland, Trivandrum (India), Woomera (Australia), Huelva (Spain), Natal (Brazil), and Adelaide Island (Antarctica) were used for the launch of payloads with various scientific purposes. In the following years, sounding rockets were used mainly in the fields of upper atmosphere and research into the causes of global warming.
New fields of application: Microgravity research
With the start of the "HEATPIPE 1" payload, manufactured by Dornier, Friedrichshafen, a new field of application for sounding rockets emerged. The launch took place on January 22, 1976 at Esrange, with the aim to investigate the function of heat pipes and latent heat storage in a microgravity environment for their application in future satellite projects.
Initially intended as a supplementary programme for the German Spacelab missions, the first launch of a TEXUS payload took place on December 13, 1977 with a two-stage Skylark rocket at Esrange. In the following years, up to four TEXUS missions (6 minutes of microgravity) were flown per year, with numerous experiments. In order to meet the ever-increasing number of experiments with different requirements and objectives, the Swedish MASER programme, the MAXUS programme (13 minutes microgravity), and the MiniTEXUS programme (3 minutes microgravity) were initiated, under the aegis of the European Space Agency (ESA).
Further tasks: Launch of high altitude research balloons
Already in May 1975, the Mobile Rocket Base was involved in research balloons with the flight of the 2.5-ton "Spectro-Stratoscope" instrument[1] in Palestine (Texas), for the reception of the PCM data from the payload. Together with the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy in Lindau (Harz, Germany), international balloon flights were carried out in Aire-sur-l'Adour (France), Mendoza (Argentina), and Hyderabad (India), to explore the chemical composition (and pollution) of the atmosphere in different altitudes and latitudes.
Technology transfer: From rockets to satellites
In the early years of German sounding rocket research, the payloads were designed and built by engineers and technicians from the companies Dornier, MBB, Kayser-Threde, and ERNO. Parallel to the withdrawal of Dornier and MBB from payload construction for sounding rockets, MORABA developed and tested, in addition to the already existing spin rate and attitude control modules and parachute recovery systems, mechanical and electrical flight systems which were difficult or impossible to obtain on the market. The first and successful application of a rocket-qualified data acquisition and transmission / reception system on a satellite was in the re-entry experiment "EXPRESS". For this project, in late 1994 a complete transmitting and receiving station with all necessary functions was set up by MORABA in the South Australian desert and was operated over the turn of the year. After the launch with a Japanese satellite launcher and a 7-day orbital flight, the landing of the EXPRESS capsule was planned to occur in the vicinity of the town of Coober Pedy (Australia). However, due to a malfunction of the rocket, the capsule entered an elliptical orbit with very low Perigee and landed in Africa after only a few revolutions.
Further applications of developments of MORABA in space flight missions included experiments aboard the Russian space station Mir and the DLR satellite BIRD.
Latest trend: Hypersonic research - the flying wind tunnel
Similar to the novel use of the rocket platform for microgravity research, the use of sounding rockets as a flying hypersonic wind tunnel has increased steadily. With the help of sounding rockets, large flight models are brought to speeds of above Mach 12 and reentry periods of up to one minute can be achieved. For the DLR Sharp Edge Flight Experiment (SHEFEX) MORABA designed and built the payload subsystems and the rocket system. With its launch in October 2005 from Andenes (Norway) the project has been successfully completed. Further experiments of this kind were the also successfully completed follow-up project SHEFEX II (launched in June 2012), as well as the scramjet engine research programs HIFiRE and Scramspace.
Missions conducted or supported by MORABA
SHEFEX II sounding rocket on the Launcher at Andøya Rocket Range
Preparation of a VSB-30 rocket motor for the launch of the TEXUS 50 sounding rocket
TEXUS 50 rocket in the Skylark launch tower at Esrange, Kiruna
Current projects of MORABA
- TEXUS (German: Technologische EXperimente Unter Schwerelosigkeit): Technology Experiments in Microgravity Environment
- REXUS/BEXUS: Sounding Rocket and Balloon Experiments for University Students
- STERN: Students' Experimental Rockets (German: STudentische Experimental-RaketeN): Support program for students to develop innovative rocket engines
- MAPHEUS: Material Physics Experiments in Microgravity (German: MAterialPHysikalische Experimente Unter Schwerelosigkeit)
- WADIS (German: WellenAusbreitung und DISsipation in der Mittleren Atmosphäre): Research project of the Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Kühlungsborn, Germany, and the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) of the University of Stuttgart, Germany
- SHEFEX (SHarp Edge Flight Experiment): Program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- MASER: Sounding rocket program of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), for microgravity research
- MAXUS: Joint venture between Astrium and the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) for materials science research in microgravity environment
- HIFiRE: Australian program for the development of a supersonic combustion ramjet (Scramjet)
- MAIUS: Study of a Bose–Einstein condensate in microgravity environment
- ROTEX (ROcket Technology EXperiment): Students' flight experiments of the Institute of Aerodynamics at the RWTH Aachen University
- Corsair (formerly CSSR: Comet Surface Sample Return): Cooperation with NASA. The goal is to take a sample from the surface of a comet nucleus and transport it to Earth.
Selected missions
| Mission | Launch date | Launch site | Feature / annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conestoga I | September 9, 1982 | Matagorda Island, USA | Launch of the first privately funded rocket that reached space.[2][3] |
| Supernova | August 24, 1987 | Woomera | Project of the MPE to study the X-ray emission of Supernova 1987A. |
| SpaceMail | February 6, 2000 | Alcantara (Brasil) | PR campaign of the Deutsche Post AG.[4][5] |
| SHEFEX | October 27, 2005 | Andøya (Norway) | Novel hypersonic reentry vehicle, developed by DLR. |
| REXUS 3 | April 5, 2006 | Esrange (Sweden) | Flight test REGINA of the inflate system for the ARCHIMEDES balloon probe, a project of the Mars Society Germany. |
| TEXUS 45 | February 21, 2008 | Esrange (Sweden) | Among other experiments, study of motion sicknesses with the aid of Tilapia fishes in microgravity[6][7] |
| SHEFEX II | June 22, 2012 | Andøya (Norway) | Further development of the SHEFEX vehicle. On this flight, before the ignition of the second stage, the VS-40 launch vehicle was realigned using a cold gas attitude control system. |
List of rocket and balloon missions
| Chronological list of rocket and balloon missions involving MORABA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch Date | Rocket Configuration | Project | Location | Country | Payload
Mass (kg) |
Payload
Length (m) |
| 15.07.2013 | VS-30 | MAPHEUS 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 28.06.2013 | VS-30 | WADIS 1 | Andøya | Norway | 4,3 | |
| 08.05.2013 | Improved Orion | REXUS 13 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 07.05.2013 | Improved Orion | REXUS 14 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 12.04.2013 | VSB-30 V17 | TEXUS 50 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 09.12.2012 | S30 - Improved Orion V10 | IGUAIBA / INPE 14 | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 25.11.2012 | Nike - Improved Orion | MAPHEUS 3 | Kiruna | Norway | ||
| 16.11.2012 | Improved Orion | REXUS 11 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 25.09.2012 | Balloon 10k m³ | BEXUS 15 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 24.09.2012 | Balloon 10k m³ | BEXUS 14 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 12.09.2012 | S30 - Improved Orion | HIFiRE 3 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 22.06.2012 | VS-40 | SHEFEX 2 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 23.04.2012 | S30 - Improved Orion | HIFiRE 5 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 19.03.2012 | Improved Orion | REXUS 12 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 13.02.2012 | VSB-30 | MASER 12 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 03.12.2011 | S30 - Improved Orion | ICI 3 | Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen) | Norway | ||
| 27.11.2011 | VSB-30 | TEXUS 48 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 28.09.2011 | Balloon | BEXUS 13 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 27.09.2011 | Balloon | BEXUS 12 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 21.07.2011 | Nike - Improved Orion | PHOCUS | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 11.05.2011 | Improved Orion | Camurupim (RTV-04) | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 29.03.2011 | VSB-30 V15 | TEXUS 49 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 23.02.2011 | Improved Orion | REXUS 10 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 22.02.2011 | Improved Orion | REXUS 9 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 19.12.2010 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 9 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 13.12.2010 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 8 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 12.12.2010 | VSB-30 V14 | MICROG1A (Maracati 2) | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 06.12.2010 | Improved Orion | Maracati 2 (RTV-03) | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 05.12.2010 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 7 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 23.11.2010 | Balloon | BEXUS 11 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 27.10.2010 | Nike - Improved Orion | MAPHEUS 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 09.10.2010 | Balloon | BEXUS 10 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 26.03.2010 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 8 | Kiruna | Sweden | 808,0 | 6,0 |
| 04.03.2010 | Improved Orion | REXUS 8 | Kiruna | Sweden | 105,2 | 3,1 |
| 02.03.2010 | Improved Orion | REXUS 7 | Kiruna | Sweden | 121,7 | 3,1 |
| 24.01.2010 | Balloon | MIPAS-B/TELIS | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 29.05.2009 | Improved Orion | Maracati 1 (RTV-02) | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 22.05.2009 | Nike - Improved Orion | MAPHEUS 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | 198,0 | |
| 29.11.2009 | VSB-30 V10 | TEXUS 47 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 22.11.2009 | VSB-30 V09 | TEXUS 46 | Kiruna | Sweden | 373,0 | |
| 11.10.2009 | Balloon 10k m³ | BEXUS 9 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 10.10.2009 | Balloon 10k m³ | BEXUS 8 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 13.03.2009 | Improved Orion | REXUS 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | 101,7 | 3,1 |
| 12.03.2009 | Improved Orion | REXUS 6 | Kiruna | Sweden | 95,1 | 3,5 |
| 10.03.2009 | Balloon | MIPAS/TELIS | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 08.12.2008 | S30 - Improved Orion V05 | ICI-2 | Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen) | Norway | ||
| 27.10.2008 | Improved Orion | Parelhas (RTV-01) | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 22.10.2008 | Nike - Improved Orion | REXUS 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 08.10.2008 | Balloon 12k m³ | BEXUS 7 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 08.10.2008 | Balloon 10k m³ | BEXUS 6 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 12.07.2008 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 6 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 07.07.2008 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 5 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 30.06.2008 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 4 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Jun 2008 | Balloon | MIPAS/TELIS | Teresina | Brasil | ||
| 15.05.2008 | VSB-30 V08 | MASER 11 | Kiruna | Sweden | 387,3 | 5,1 |
| 01.04.2008 | Improved Orion | APRIL ONE (RTV-00) | Kiruna | Sweden | 83,0 | 2,8 |
| 21.02.2008 | VSB-30 V06 | TEXUS 45 | Kiruna | Sweden | 357,0 | 4,9 |
| 07.02.2008 | VSB-30 V05 | TEXUS 44 | Kiruna | Sweden | 372,8 | 4,8 |
| 31.01.2008 | S30 - Improved Orion | HotPay 2 | Andøya | Norway | 138,1 | 2,9 |
| 04.08.2007 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 3 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 19.07.2007 | VSB-30 V04 | Cuma 2 | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 28.03.2007 | Balloon | BEXUS 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 17.09.2006 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 2 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 09.09.2006 | Nike - Improved Orion | ECOMA 1 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 19.06.2006 | Balloon | BEXUS 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 11.05.2006 | VSB-30 V03 | TEXUS 43 | Kiruna | Sweden | 407,0 | |
| 02.05.2006 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 7 | Kiruna | Sweden | 784,7 | |
| 05.04.2006 | Improved Orion | REXUS 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | 100,0 | |
| 01.12.2005 | VSB-30 V02 | TEXUS 42 (TEXUS-EML) | Kiruna | Sweden | 372,2 | |
| 27.10.2005 | S30 - Improved Orion V03 | SHEFEX 1 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 19.06.2005 - 08.07.2005 | MAXUS 7 Recovery Drop Test 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| 02.05.2005 | Skylark 7 | MASER 10 | Kiruna | Sweden | 370,0 | |
| 11.04.2005 - 19.04.2005 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 7 Recovery Drop Test 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 22.03.2005 | Balloon 10k m³ | BEXUS 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 18.01.2005 - 21.01.2005 | Super Loki 4 Chaff | ROMA 2005 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 2 Mini Midas | ROMA 2005 | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Viper IIIA 13 Falling Spheres | ROMA 2005 | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 02.12.2004 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 41 | Kiruna | Sweden | 401,6 | 5,2 |
| 22.11.2004 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 6 | Kiruna | Sweden | 793,0 | |
| 28.10.2004 | Improved Orion | REXUS 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | 100,0 | |
| 23.10.2004 | VSB-30 V01 | Cajuana | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 2004 | PHOENIX Flight | Vidsel | Sweden | |||
| 2004 | Nike - Orion | Louise 1 | CEL | France | ||
| 26.02.2004 | Balloon 10k m³ | BEXUS 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 28.11.2003 | Nike - Improved Orion | ICI-1 | Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen) | Norway | ||
| 2003 | PHOENIX FTS Drop Test | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| 17.06.2003 - 04.07.2003 | Improved Orion | ROMA/MIDAS | Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen) | Norway | ||
| Improved Orion | ROMA/MIDAS | Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen) | Norway | |||
| Improved Orion | ROMA/MIDAS | Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen) | Norway | |||
| 08.04.2003 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 40 | Kiruna | Sweden | 364,0 | |
| 01.04.2003 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | 795,0 | |
| 28.01.2003 | Terrier - Orion | SAGE/MaCWAVE | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 24.01.2003 | Terrier - Orion | SAGE/MaCWAVE | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 10.01.2003 - 30.01.2003 | Viper 46 Falling Spheres | SAGE/MaCWAVE | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 01.12.2002 | VS-30 V06 | Cuma 1 | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 23.11.2002 | S30 - Improved Orion V02 | Pirapema | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 21.08.2002 - 10.10.2002 | Viper IIIA 1 Chaff | ROMA 2002 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 22 Falling Spheres | ROMA 2002 | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 05.07.2002 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 8 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 05.07.2002 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 7 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 05.07.2002 | Terrier - Orion | MaCWAVE | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 02.07.2002 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 6 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 01.07.2002 | Terrier - Orion | MaCWAVE | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 28.06.2002 - 05.07.2002 | Viper IIIA 14 Falling Spheres | MIDAS / MaCWAVE | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Super Loki 12 Falling Spheres | MIDAS / MaCWAVE | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 16.03.2002 | Skylark 7 | MASER 9 | Kiruna | Sweden | 347,0 | |
| 16.12.2001 | Improved Orion | Hygrosonde 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 16.07.2001 - 14.09.2001 | Viper IIIA 5 Chaff | ROMA 2001 | Longyearbyen | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 25 Falling Spheres | ROMA 2001 | Longyearbyen | Norway | |||
| 24.06.2001 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 5 Cone | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 17.06.2001 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 4 Cone | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 08.06.2001 - 24.06.2001 | Viper IIIA 5 Chaff | MIDAS / SOLSTICE | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 7 Falling Spheres | MIDAS / SOLSTICE | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 08.05.2001 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 39 | Kiruna | Sweden | 364,1 | |
| 06.05.2001 | NSM | NSM 2 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 29.04.2001 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | 803,4 | |
| 19.02.2001 | Improved Orion | MAXUS Test Flight | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 24.10.2000 | NSM | NSM 1 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 21.08.2000 | S30 - Improved Orion V01 | Baronesa | Alcantara | Brasil | 160,0 | |
| 15.05.2000 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 3 Cone | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 06.05.2000 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 2 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 06.05.2000 - 15.05.2000 | Viper IIIA 1 Mini MIDAS | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Viper IIIA 3 Falling Spheres | Andøya | Norway | ||||
| 02.04.2000 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 38 | Kiruna | Sweden | 369,1 | |
| 27.03.2000 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 37 | Kiruna | Sweden | 369,2 | |
| 06.02.2000 | VS-30 V05 | SpaceMail | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 09.10.1999 - 13.10.1999 | Balloon | Air Sampler 5 | Aire sur L'Adour | France | ||
| 16.08.1999 - 22.09.1999 | Viper IIIA 14 Falling Spheres | TRAMP/Transisition | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 3 Chaff | TRAMP/Transisition | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 14.07.1999 | Black Brant VA | DROPPS 2 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 06.07.1999 | Improved Orion | MIDAS 1 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 05.07.1999 | Black Brant VA | DROPPS 1 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 04.07.1999 - 16.07.1999 | Viper IIIA 1 Mini Midas | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Viper IIIA 2 Mini Dusty | Andøya | Norway | ||||
| Viper IIIA 10 Falling Spheres | Andøya | Norway | ||||
| Viper IIIA 1 Chaff | Andøya | Norway | ||||
| Super Loki 3 Chaff | Andøya | Norway | ||||
| 03.05.1999 - 17.05.1999 | Balloon | Air Sampler 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 14.05.1999 | Skylark 7 | MASER 8 | Kiruna | Sweden | 334,0 | |
| 15.03.1999 | VS-30 V04 | Sao Marcos | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 21.01.1999 | Black Brant XII | Caper | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 1 Falling Sphere | Caper | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 03.12.1998 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS 6 | Kiruna | Sweden | 198,7 | 2,9 |
| 24.11.1998 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | 785,1 | |
| 21.10.1998 | Super Loki 1 Falling Sphere | Ariane 503 Support | Kourou | France | ||
| 07.10.1998 | Orion | MAXUS Test | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 10.05.1998 | Balloon | Ozone Sampler 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 06.03.1998 | Nike - Improved Orion | NLTE 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | 209,0 | |
| 03.03.1998 | Nike - Improved Orion | NLTE 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | 212,0 | |
| 11.02.1998 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | 196,3 | 3,0 |
| 07.02.1998 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 36 | Kiruna | Sweden | 383,2 | |
| 26.01.1998 | Nike - Improved Orion | Mermaid | Kiruna | Sweden | 182,6 | 3,0 |
| 04.01.1998 - 27.02.1998 | Viper IIIA 26 Falling Spheres | TRAMP/PORTA (26) | Adelaide Island (Rothera) | Antarctica | ||
| Viper IIIA 3 Falling Spheres | RONALD 2 | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 31.01.1998 | VS-30 V03 | RONALD 2 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 30.10.1997 | Super Loki (Falling Spheres) | Meteorological Rocket | Kourou | France | ||
| 30.10.1997 | Super Loki (Falling Spheres) | Meteorological Rocket | Kourou | France | ||
| 12.10.1997 | VS-30 V02 | Ronald 1 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 2 Falling Spheres | KANE | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Terrier - Improved Orion | KANE | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 16.08.1997 | Balloon | Air Sampler 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 15.07.1997 - 08.09.1997 | Viper | TRAMP/Temperature | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 01.05.1997 | Balloon | Air Sampler 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 28.04.1997 | VS-30 V01 | Santana | Alcantara | Brasil | ||
| 24.11.1996 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 35 | Kiruna | Sweden | 331,0 | |
| 03.05.1996 | Skylark 7 | MASER 7 | Kiruna | Sweden | 355,0 | |
| 02.03.1996 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 34 | Kiruna | Sweden | 393,5 | |
| 28.11.1995 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | 796,7 | |
| 23.11.1995 | Super Loki 1 Falling Sphere | Meteorological Rocket | Kourou | France | ||
| 20.11.1995 | Super Loki 1 Falling Sphere | Meteorological Rocket | Kourou | France | ||
| 08.10.1995 | Improved Orion | Orion Testflight | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 14.07.1995 | Improved Orion | Orion Testflight | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 02.05.1995 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | 200,5 | 2,9 |
| 29.04.1995 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | 162,5 | 2,8 |
| 28.03.1995 - 31.05.1995 | Viper IIIA 21 Falling Spheres | Aerosole | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 25.01.1995 | Viper IIIA 1 Falling Sphere | SCIFER | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 25.01.1995 | Black Brant XII | SCIFER | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 15.01.1995 | EXPRESS | TJALIRI | Australia | |||
| 30.11.1994 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 33 | Kiruna | Sweden | 331,2 | |
| 12.08.1994 | Nike - Orion | Echo 94 / Cone | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 31.07.1994 | Nike - Orion | Echo 94 / Dusty | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 28.07.1994 | Nike - Orion | Echo 94 / Dusty | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 22.07.1994 - 17.08.1994 | Viper IIIA 12 Falling Spheres | Echo 94 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 05.05.1994 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 32 | Kiruna | Sweden | 390,1 | |
| 03.05.1994 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | 162,0 | 2,9 |
| 19.02.1994 | Orion | Rasmus 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 29.11.1993 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | 160,0 | 2,9 |
| 26.11.1993 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 31 | Kiruna | Sweden | 346,4 | |
| 04.11.1993 | Skylark 7 | MASER 6 | Kiruna | Sweden | 372,0 | |
| 02.08.1993 | Nike - Orion | NLC - 93 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 02.08.1993 | Nike - Orion | NLC - 93 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Viper IIIA 6 Falling Spheres | NLC - 93 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| 18.07.1993 - 19.08.1993 | Viper IIIA 5 Falling Spheres | TURBO-SCALE | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 2 Nike - Orion | TURBO-SCALE | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 26.05.1993 | Nike - Orion | Aerospatial | CEL | France | ||
| 01.05.1993 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 30 | Kiruna | Sweden | 375,7 | |
| 27.02.1993 | Orion | Strafam 3/21 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 18.02.1993 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 10.02.1993 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 08.02.1993 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 22.11.1992 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 29 | Kiruna | Sweden | 397,0 | |
| 08.11.1992 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 1B | Kiruna | Sweden | 784,7 | |
| 18.08.1992 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 23.04.1992 - 03.06.1992 | 21 Viper IIIA | Aerosole | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 11.05.1992 | Balloon | Mikroba 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 09.04.1992 | Black Brant IX | MASER 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 23.11.1991 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 28 | Kiruna | Sweden | 381,5 | |
| 04.10.1991 | Nike - Orion | Turbo - Metal | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 03.10.1991 | Nike - Orion | Turbo - Metal | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 30.09.1991 | Nike - Orion | Turbo - Metal | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 20.09.1991 | Nike - Orion | IOMAS | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 20.09.1991 | Nike - Orion | Turbo - Metal | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 17.09.1991 | Nike - Orion | Turbo - Metal | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 10.9.1991 - 04.10.1991 | Super Loki / 2 Falling Spheres | Metal | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA / 8 Chaff | Metal | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Viper IIIA / 9 Falling Spheres | Metal | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Aug 1991 | Nike - Improved Orion | MiniTEXUS Test | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 09.08.1991 | Nike - Orion | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 01.08.1991 | Nike - Orion | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Jul/Aug 1991 | Nike - Orion | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Nike - Orion | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Black Brant V | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Black Brant V | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| 3 Super Arcas | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Viper IIIA 6 Falling Spheres | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Viper IIIA 2 Chaff | NLC - 91 | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| 08.05.1991 | Castor 4B | MAXUS 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | 766,2 | |
| 09.04.1991 | Skylark 7 | Sissi 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 09.04.1991 | Orion | Rasmus 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Apr 1991 | Super Loki 3 Data Sondes | Sissi 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Apr 1991 | Viper IIIA 2 Falling Spheres | Sissi 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 06.02.1991 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 04.02.1991 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 03.02.1991 | Orion | Strafam 3/2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 26.01.1991 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 26.01.1991 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 22.01.1991 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 18.01.1991 | Balloon | STRAFAM 3/1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 25.11.1990 | Skylark 12 | MAXUS - Test (Spin Rack) | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 15.11.1990 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 27 | Kiruna | Sweden | 360,2 | |
| 02.08.1990 | Skylark 6 | Sissi 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 26.07.1990 | Skylark 7 | Sissi 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Jul/Aug 1990 | Super Loki 4 Data Sondes | Sissi 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Jul/Aug 1990 | Viper IIIA 2 Falling Spheres | Sissi 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 23.05.1990 | Balloon | Mikroba 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 15.05.1990 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 26 | Kiruna | Sweden | 381,3 | |
| 13.05.1990 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 25 | Kiruna | Sweden | 385,3 | |
| 29.03.1990 | Black Brant IXB | MASER 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 13.03.1990 | Nike - Orion | Dyana | CEL | France | ||
| 06.03.1990 | Nike - Orion | Dyana | CEL | France | ||
| 06.03.1990 | Improved Orion | Rasmus 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | 85,0 | |
| 06.03.1990 | Skylark 6 | Sissi 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 20.02.1990 | Nike - Orion | Dyana | CEL | France | ||
| Jan-Mar 1990 | Super Loki 25 Data Sondes | Dyana | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Jan-Mar 1990 | Viper IIIA 24 Chaff | Dyana | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Jan-Mar 1990 | Viper IIIA 35 Falling Spheres | Dyana | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Jan-Mar 1990 | S520 | Dyana | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Jan-Mar 1990 | 6 Nike - Orion | Dyana | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 25.01.1990 | Orion | Strafam 2/3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 17.01.1990 - 26.02.1990 | 4 Super Loki / 3 Viper IIIA | Uchinoura | Japan | |||
| 06.12.1989 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 24 | Kiruna | Sweden | 375,9 | |
| 25.11.1989 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 23 | Kiruna | Sweden | 363,7 | |
| 16.08.1989 - 31.08.1989 | 2 Super Loki / 7 Viper IIIA | Uchinoura | Japan | |||
| 08.05.1989 | Balloon | Mikroba 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 03.05.1989 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 22 | Kiruna | Sweden | 410,5 | |
| 30.04.1989 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 21 | Kiruna | Sweden | 332,7 | |
| 10.04.1989 | Black Brant IXC | MASER 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 09.02.1989 | Skylark 2AC | Rose 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 07.02.1989 | Skylark 2AC | Rose 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 30.01.1989 | Orion | Strafam 2/2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 06.12.1988 | Orion | Rasmus 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 05.12.1988 | Skylark 2AC | Rose 2 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 02.12.1988 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 20 | Kiruna | Sweden | 391,8 | |
| 28.11.1988 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 19 | Kiruna | Sweden | 381,7 | |
| 26.11.1988 | Skylark 2AC | Rose 1 | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 03.09.1988 | Skylark 12 | Interzodiak 2 | Natal | Brasil | ||
| Jun/Jul 1988 | Viper IIIA 10 Chaff | Mac - Sodium | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 09.05.1988 | Skylark 7 | Test Flight | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 06.05.1988 | Nike - Black Brant V | TEXUS 18 | Kiruna | Sweden | 368,8 | |
| 02.05.1988 | Nike - Black Brant V | TEXUS 17 | Kiruna | Sweden | 347,0 | |
| 12.04.1988 | Balloon | Mikroba 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 29.02.1988 | Black Brant IXC | MASER 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 23.11.1987 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 16 | Kiruna | Sweden | 379,7 | |
| 12.11.1987 | Nike - Orion | Mac - Epsilon | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 12.11.1987 | Nike - Orion | Mac - Epsilon | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 21.10.1987 | Nike - Orion | Mac - Epsilon | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 21.10.1987 | Nike - Orion | Mac - Epsilon | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 15.10.1987 | Nike - Orion | Mac - Epsilon | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Viper IIIA 9 Chaff | Mac - Epsilon | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Viper IIIA 8 Falling Spheres | Mac - Epsilon | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 24.08.1987 | Skylark 7 | Super Nova 1987A | Woomera | Australia | ||
| Jun/Jul 1987 | 4 Super Arcas | Mac - Sine | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Jun/Jul 1987 | Streched Super Loki 28 Chaff | Mac - Sine | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Jun/Jul 1987 | Viper IIIA 27 Falling Spheres | Mac - Sine | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 09.05.1987 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 15 | Kiruna | Sweden | 379,1 | |
| 06.05.1987 | Orion | Rasmus 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 03.05.1987 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 14B | Kiruna | Sweden | 372,7 | |
| 30.03.1987 | Balloon | MPAE Lindau | Hyderabad | India | ||
| 19.03.1987 | Black Brant IXB | MASER 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 17.02.1987 | Orion | Strafam | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| July 1986 | Nike - Orion | MAED | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| July 1986 | Nike - Orion | MAED | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| July 1986 | Nike - Orion | MAED | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| July 1986 | Super Loki 6 Falling Spheres | MAED | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 14.05.1986 | Balloon | Microba 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 12.05.1986 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 14 | Kiruna | Sweden | 372,7 | |
| 30.04.1986 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 13 | Kiruna | Sweden | 379,9 | |
| 30.10.1985 | Radarvermessung | NAVEX D1 | DFVLR Oberpfaffenhofen | Germany | ||
| 14.05.1985 | Orion | Strafam | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 06.05.1985 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 12 | Kiruna | Sweden | 365,1 | |
| 27.04.1985 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 11 | Kiruna | Sweden | 350,5 | |
| 03.03.1985 | Skylark 12 | Interzodiak 1 | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 22.02.1985 | Orion | Test with CFK-Fins | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 15.02.1985 | Orion | Test with CFK-Fins | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 30.01.1985 | Skylark 12 | Caesar 2 | Andøya | Norway | 162,9 | 3,4 |
| 15.05.1984 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 10 | Kiruna | Sweden | 375,8 | |
| 03.05.1984 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 9 | Kiruna | Sweden | 359,0 | |
| 18.02.1984 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 171,0 | 4,2 |
| 16.02.1984 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 171,0 | 4,2 |
| 10.02.1984 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 170,0 | 4,1 |
| 10.02.1984 | Skylark 7 | Map - Wine | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 31.01.1984 | Orion | Strafam | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 31.01.1984 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 170,0 | 4,1 |
| 27.01.1984 | Skylark 12 | Caesar 1 | Andøya | Norway | 160,0 | 3,4 |
| 25.01.1984 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 171,0 | 4,2 |
| 13.01.1984 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 170,0 | 4,1 |
| 06.01.1983 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 159,0 | 3,9 |
| 07.12.1983 | Nike - Orion | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | 149,5 | 3,8 |
| 02.12.1983 - 23.02.1984 | Streched Super Loki 14 Chaff | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | ||
| Super Loki 4 Chaff | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Super Loki 35 Data Sondes | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | |||
| Viper IIIA 58 Falling Spheres | Map - Wine | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 05.10.1983 | Balloon | MPAE Lindau | Mendoza | Argentina | ||
| 19.09.1983 | OL (liquid) | Ortrag | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 13.05.1983 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 8 | Kiruna | Sweden | 348,8 | |
| 05.05.1983 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 7 | Kiruna | Sweden | 374,6 | |
| 27.04.1983 | Orion | Strafam | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 09.09.1982 | Aries | Conestoga I Test Flight | Matagorda | USA | ||
| 03.08.1982 | Nike - Orion | Strafam | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 08.05.1982 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 6 | Kiruna | Sweden | 368,5 | |
| 29.04.1982 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 5 | Kiruna | Sweden | 373,0 | |
| 09.12.1981 | Skylark 7 | Energiebilanz (E 2) | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 14.11.1981 | Orion | Strafam | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 08.05.1981 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | 365,5 | |
| 30.04.1981 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 3B | Kiruna | Sweden | 373,5 | |
| 01.12.1980 | Nike - Orion | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 01.12.1980 | Nike - Orion | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 16.11.1980 | Skylark 7 | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 16.11.1980 | Nike - Orion | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 11.11.1980 | Nike - Orion | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| Petrel | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Taurus - Orion | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Taurus - Orion | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Taurus - Orion | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Skua 3 Chaff | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Super Loki 14 Falling Spheres | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| Super Loki 11 Data Sondes | Energiebilanz | Kiruna | Sweden | |||
| 28.11.1980 | Nike - Orion | Energiebilanz | Andøya | Norway | 105,0 | 2,8 |
| 16.11.1980 | Nike - Orion | Energiebilanz | Andøya | Norway | 106,0 | 2,8 |
| 11.11.1980 | Nike - Orion | Energiebilanz | Andøya | Norway | 105,0 | 2,8 |
| 28.04.1980 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | 373,3 | |
| 26.10.1979 | Nike - Orion | Test Flight | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 22.10.1979 | Nike - Orion | Test Flight | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 12.10.1979 | Skylark 12 | Astro - Hel | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 31.03.1979 | Aries | PORCUPINE, IMS Aries 4 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 19.03.1979 | Aries | PORCUPINE, IMS Aries 3 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 13.03.1979 | Skylark 7 | Astro 4 / 1 | Woomera | Australia | ||
| 22.02.1979 | Skylark 7 | Astro 4 / 2 | Woomera | Australia | ||
| 16.11.1978 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | 360,0 | |
| 13.09.1978 | Orion | Basic Orion Test Flight | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 31.03.1978 - 18.04.1978 | 76 Meteorological Rockets | Andøya | Norway | |||
| 02.02.1978 | Orion | Basic Orion Test Flight | Andøya | Norway | 45,0 | 1,9 |
| 30.01.1978 | Skylark 12 | IMS - Teilsturm/NL-T | Andøya | Norway | 202,5 | 3,7 |
| 30.01.1978 | Skylark 12 | IMS - Teilsturm/NL-T | Andøya | Norway | 202,5 | 3,7 |
| 13.12.1977 | Skylark 7 | TEXUS | Kiruna | Sweden | 347,0 | |
| 02.11.1977 | Skylark 12 | IMS - Teilsturm/NL-T | Andøya | Norway | 202,5 | 3,7 |
| 13.10.1977 | Skylark 12 | IMS - Teilsturm/NL-T | Andøya | Norway | 202,5 | 3,7 |
| 10.06.1977 | Black Brant V | Heatpipe 2 | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 20.03.1977 | Aries | PORCUPINE, IMS Aries 2 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 16.03.1977 | Skylark 7 | Polare Hochatmosphäre | Andøya | Norway | 308,5 | 5,0 |
| 20.02.1977 | Skylark 7 | Polare Hochatmosphäre | Andøya | Norway | 308,5 | 5,0 |
| 08.02.1977 | Skylark 7 | Polare Hochatmosphäre | Andøya | Norway | 283,0 | 5,0 |
| 26.01.1977 | Aries | Astro 8/2 | White Sands | USA | ||
| 22.01.1977 | Skylark 7 | Polare Hochatmosphäre | Andøya | Norway | 282,0 | 5,0 |
| 1976 - 1977 | Radar Measurement | MRCA / TORNADO | Workerszell | Germany | ||
| 17.07.1976 | Skylark 7 | SL 1402 | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 27.06.1976 | Black Brant IV | Astro | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 30.03.1976 | Aries | PORCUPINE, IMS Aries 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 10.03.1976 | Black Brant IV | Astro 6 | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 22.01.1976 | Skylark 7 | Heatpipe 1 | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 21.01.1976 | Nike - Apache | Winteranomalie | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 21.01.1976 | Cuckoo - Raven | Winteranomalie | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 04.01.1976 | Nike - Apache | Winteranomalie | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 04.01.1976 | Cuckoo - Raven | Winteranomalie | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 09.10.1975 | Skylark 7 | MPI Lindau Astro 7 | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 17.05.1975 | Balloon | Spectro-Stratoscope | Palestine | USA | ||
| 14.03.1975 | Skylark 7 | ASTRO 1/2, MPE Garching | Woomera | Australia | ||
| 11.01.1975 | Black Brant IV | MPE Garching | Greenland | Greenland | ||
| 18.12.1974 | Black Brant IV | MPE Garching | Greenland | Greenland | ||
| 17.12.1974 | Black Brant IV | MPE Garching | Greenland | Greenland | ||
| 07.10.1974 | Skylark 7 | SL 1304 / Astro 9, MPE Garching | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 07.05.1974 | Research Flight Vehicle (liquid engine) | ERNO Test Flight | CEL | France | ||
| Mar 1974 | Black Brant IV | MPE Garching | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 06.02.1974 | Black Brant IV | MPE Garching | Andøya | Norway | ||
| 16.01.1974 | Skylark 7 | MPE Garching | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 11.01.1974 | Skua 3 Chaff | MPE Garching | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 11.01.1974 | Super Loki 2 Falling Spheres | MPE Garching | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 27.11.1973 | Skylark 7 | ESRO Nutzlast (S 74) | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 24.11.1973 | Javelin/JA-07 | MPE Garching | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 18.11.1973 | Javelin/JA-06 | MPE Garching | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 06.10.1973 | Skylark 7 | ESRO Nutzlast (S 92) | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 02.10.1973 | Skylark 7 | ESRO Nutzlast (S 93) | Huelva | Spain | ||
| 04.07.1973 | Black Brant VC | Aeros - Zusatzprogramm | Andøya | Norway | 198,2 | 3,2 |
| 12.05.1973 | Black Brant VC | Aeros - Zusatzprogramm | Andøya | Norway | 169,6 | 2,9 |
| 16.02.1973 | Black Brant VC | Ponta Negra | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 07.02.1973 | Black Brant VC | Ponta Negra | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 03.02.1973 | Black Brant VC | Ponta Negra | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 01.02.1973 | Black Brant VC | Ponta Negra | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 13.12.1972 | Cuckoo - Zenit | Uni Bern | Andøya | Norway | 139,0 | 2,5 |
| 24.10.1972 | Research Flight Vehicle (liquid engine) | ERNO Test Flight | CEL | France | ||
| 10.10.1972 | Research Flight Vehicle (liquid engine) | ERNO Test Flight | CEL | France | ||
| 13.06.1972 - 18.03.1972 | Recovery S91 | ESRO | ||||
| 11.03.1972 | Sand Hawk | MPE Garching | Thumba | India | ||
| 08.03.1972 | Black Brant VC | Aeros-Vorprogramm | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 05.03.1972 | Sand Hawk | MPE Garching | Thumba | India | ||
| 03.02.1972 | Black Brant V | Aeros-Vorprogramm | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 16.11.1971 | Skylark 2 | MPE Garching | Sardinia | Italy | ||
| 24.03.1971 | Skylark | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 15.03.1971 | Skylark | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 28.01.1971 | Nike - Tomahawk | MPE Garching | Andøya | Norway | 72,6 | 2,8 |
| 17.01.1971 | Nike - Tomahawk | MPE Garching | Andøya | Norway | 54,6 | 2,3 |
| 14.01.1971 | Skylark 6 | Test Flight | Aberporth | UK | ||
| 16.12.1970 | Nike - Tomahawk | Uni Frankfurt | Wallops | USA | ||
| 10.12.1970 | Nike - Tomahawk | Uni Frankfurt | Wallops | USA | ||
| 29.11.1970 - 09.12.1970 | Recovery 3c | ESRO | ||||
| 22.10.1970 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 13.10.1970 | Skylark 3 | Uni Bonn | Sardinia | Italy | ||
| 12.10.1970 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 08.10.1970 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 08.10.1970 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 06.10.1970 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 01.10.1970 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 10.09.1970 - 12.10.1970 | Recovery 3b | ESRO | ||||
| 12.06.1970 - 27.06.1970 | Recovery 3a | ESRO | ||||
| 22.03.1970 | Skylark 3 | Uni Bonn | Sardinia | Italy | ||
| 18.03.1970 | Black Brant IVA | MPI Heidelberg | Andøya | Norway | 75,0 | 2,1 |
| 15.03.1970 | Black Brant IVA | MPI Heidelberg | Andøya | Norway | 75,0 | 2,1 |
| 08.03.1970 | Black Brant VA | AZUR - Zusatzprogramm | Andøya | Norway | 126,0 | 2,1 |
| 06.03.1970 | Black Brant VA | AZUR - Zusatzprogramm | Andøya | Norway | 126,0 | 2,1 |
| 14.02.1970 | Black Brant VA | AZUR - Zusatzprogramm | Andøya | Norway | 124,0 | 2,1 |
| 14.02.1970 | Black Brant VA | AZUR - Zusatzprogramm | Andøya | Norway | 124,0 | 2,1 |
| 02.02.1970 | Black Brant VA | AZUR - Zusatzprogramm | Andøya | Norway | 142,0 | 2,6 |
| 29.01.1970 | Javelin-7001/JA-05 | DVL, Nike - J-20, SAFO-IONO | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 26.01.1970 | Javelin-7001/JA-04 | DVL, Nike - J-19, SAFO-IONO | Natal | Brasil | ||
| 04.07.1969 - 28.07.1969 | Recovery 1 + Recovery 2 | ESRO | ||||
| 17.03.1969 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 16.03.1969 | Nike - Apache | TH Bochum | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 15.03.1969 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 27,0 | 1,4 |
| 04.12.1968 | Black Brant III | TU Braunschweig | Kiruna | Sweden | 48,0 | 2,7 |
| 03.12.1968 | Black Brant III | TU Braunschweig | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 19.11.1968 | Black Brant III | TU Braunschweig | Kiruna | Sweden | 48,1 | 2,7 |
| 12.06.1968 | Nike - Apache | MPI Heidelberg | Kiruna | Sweden | 35,0 | 2,1 |
| 11.06.1968 | Nike - Apache | MPI Heidelberg | Kiruna | Sweden | 35,0 | 2,1 |
| 06.04.1968 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 28,8 | 1,5 |
| 23.03.1968 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 20.03.1968 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 28,8 | 1,5 |
| 05.12.1967 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Kiruna | Sweden | 26,7 | 1,5 |
| 30.09.1967 - 12.11.1967 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | ||
| 23.10.1967 | Nike - Apache | TU Braunschweig | Kiruna | Sweden | 28,8 | 1,5 |
| 11.04.1967 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 22,8 | 1,5 |
| 10.04.1967 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 22,8 | 1,5 |
| 09.04.1967 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 22,8 | 1,5 |
| 08.04.1967 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 22,8 | 1,5 |
| 07.04.1967 | Nike - Apache | MPE Garching | Kiruna | Sweden | 22,8 | 1,5 |
| 21.05.1966 | Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Centaure | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Centaure | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Sparrow Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Sparrow Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Sparrow Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Sparrow Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 20.05.1966 | Sparrow Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 15.05.1966 | Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 15.05.1966 | Centaure | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
| 15.05.1966 | Sparrow Arcas | Total Eclipse, MPE Garching | Karystos | Greece | ||
Further reading
- Peter Turner: Einmal ins All und zurück. DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-022037-1.
- Burkhard Franke: Forschungsraketen - Technologische Experimente unter Schwerelosigkeit durchgeführt mit TEXUS, MiniTEXUS und MAXUS. Stedinger Verlag, Lemwerder 2007.
- Wilfried Ley, Klaus Wittmann, Willi Hallmann: Handbuch der Raumfahrttechnik. Carl Hanser Verlag, München 2011, ISBN 978-3-446-42406-7.
- Kurt Trettner: Deutschlands Raketen starten in Schweden! In: hobby - Das Magazin der Technik. Nr. 15, 1967, S. 88–92.
- Günther Seibert: The History of Sounding Rockets and Their Contribution to European Space Research. ESA Publications Division, November 2006, ISBN 92-9092-550-7.
See also
- Sounding rocket
- List of sounding rockets
- List of orbital launch systems
- List of rockets launched from Esrange
External links
References
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- ↑ Alan Peppard (2012-09-11). "30 Years Ago, First Privately Funded Space Launch Was on Wynne family’s Texas island". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ↑ John C. Abell (2009-09-09). "Sept. 9, 1982: 3-2-1 … Liftoff! The First Private Rocket Launch". Wired. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
- ↑ Wolf H. Goldschmitt (1999-08-27). "Die Deutsche Post schickt Briefe zum Mann im Mond". Die Welt. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ↑ metropress GmbH (2000-02-08). "Spektakuläre Grußaktion zum Millenniumswechsel - Deutsche Post befördert 2000 Briefe und Karten ins All". news aktuell. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ↑ Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (2008-02-21). "TEXUS 45 erfolgreich gestartet". News-Archiv. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ↑ Universität Hohenheim (2008-02-13). "Weltraumkrankheit: Wir wollen von Fischen lernen". Presse Archiv. Retrieved 2013-10-15.