Four launches from Esrange Space Center in four days
Press release from Swedish Space Corporation
Press images from SSC here and from DLR here
Four launches from Esrange Space Center in four days
During the last four days two large scientific balloon gondolas and two rockets have been launched from Swedish Space Corporations (SSC) facility Esrange Space Center. A fifth launch, a student rocket with the aim to break an altitude record for amateur rocketry, is scheduled for Monday.
The two balloon projects The scientific objective of the two balloon flights was to obtain measurements of stratospheric trace gases within the arctic stratospheric polar vortex. This as part of continuing research of ozone destruction and satellite validation. The two balloon campaigns were called TWIN and MIPAS B/TELIS.
Read more about the science on TWIN here (in German).
Read more about the science on MIPAS B/TELIS here.
The two student rocket projects The two rockets launched this week were part of a student programme called Rexus (Rocket Experiments for University Students). The rockets carried five scientific student experiments onboard. The Rexus programme is an annual sounding rocket program launched from the Esrange Space Center.
Read more about Rexus here
The record rocket Stratos A team of 15 students from the Technical University in Delft, Holland, has developed a new amateur rocket with the aim to break the present European altitude record of 10.7 km held by the British amateur rocket society MARS.
Read more about Stratos here.
2009 will be a busy year at Esrange Space Center. At least 17 balloon launches and four rocket launches remain this year.
Read more about upcoming rocket campaigns.
Read more about the upcoming balloon campaigns.
For further information please contact: Mrs. Johanna Bergström-Roos, information manager at Esrange Space Center, SSC Phone: +46 980-720 24 or +46 70-544 60 21 E-mail: johanna.bergstrom-roos@ssc.se
Mr. Lennart Poromaa, general manager Science Services Division, SSC Phone: +46 980-720 59 or +46 70 564 54 77 E-mail: lennart.poromaa@ssc.se