Late this morning Esrange finally saw the first rocket launch of the campaign: at 11:08 the REXUS 6 left its tower with a set of student experiments onboard.
The closest place where the public could see the launch was on Radar Hill, a nearby hill named for the radar equipment present there. Standing there on same hills of snow the Stratos team had a very good view of the launch. The REXUS 6 is a single stage Improved Orion which reached an apogee of 88 km. The next REXUS launch is scheduled for tomorrow morning 07:00. Then finally Friday in the afternoon we hope to launch the Stratos rocket.
At this moment the capsule sections are assembled. Simultaneously the pyro team is assembling the motors. When that is done the rocket is almost ready for launch.
Launch of the REXUS 6 witnessed from Radar Hill
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Keep the updates coming guys! I enjoy reading them. Good luck with the launch!
Ha Stratos-team
We volgen jullie op de voet.
Mooie plaatjes en de spanning stijgt.
Veel succes met de lancering.
Groeten
Hi guys ! Let the bird fly, let’s break the record !
Godspeed Stratos
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