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Maxus
Part of Castor 4A
Maxus
Maxus
The MAXUS microgravity program was a collaboration between Sweden and Germany. The single-stage vehicle developed for the program used a Castor 4B motor, the largest fired from Western Europe.

Status: Active. First Launch: 1991-05-08. Last Launch: 2017-04-07. Number: 11 . Payload: 720 kg (1,580 lb). Thrust: 450.00 kN (101,160 lbf). Gross mass: 12,300 kg (27,100 lb). Height: 15.50 m (50.80 ft). Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Apogee: 850 km (520 mi).

This allowed the experiments lofted to experience 12 minutes and 40 seconds of microgravity. The recoverable and reusable 720 kg payload module could accommodate six to eight separate experiments.

Payload: 720 kg (1,580 lb) to a 850 km altitude.



Country: Germany. Launch Sites: Kiruna. Stages: Castor 4B engine. Agency: SSC, MBB. Bibliography: 2, 572.

1991 May 8 - . 03:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus. FAILURE: Failed..
1992 November 8 - . 10:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
1995 November 28 - . 09:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
1998 November 24 - . 09:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
2001 April 29 - . 11:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
2003 April 1 - . 06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
2004 November 22 - . 08:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
2006 May 2 - . 06:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
2010 March 26 - . 13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
2017 April 7 - . 09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.
2017 April 7 - . 09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Maxus.

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