EURO REXUS 21 — 2017-S23
launch attemptNon-missile suborbital launchcompleted
EURO REXUS 21 — 2017-S23 was a non-missile suborbital launch conducted on March 15, 2017 from ESR using Improved Orion, operated by EUROL. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Launch date
- March 15, 2017
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Red-and-white Improved Orion sounding rocket rising from an inclined launch rail through a bright exhaust plume.
Credit: NASA. License: Public domain (NASA).
Image source and licenseAbout this image
NASA photograph of an identified Improved Orion sounding rocket leaving its launch rail, with the red-and-white flight vehicle visible above the exhaust plume.
About this launch
Non-missile suborbital launch with recorded apogee at or above 80 km. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
EURO REXUS 21 — 2017-S23 used Improved Orion from ESR under EUROL. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 86 km, the ESR B profile. No separate payload manifest entry is attached to this attempt.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- March 15, 2017
- Vehicle
- Improved Orion
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- ESR
- Operator
- EUROL
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Destination / profile
- ESR B
- Recorded apogee
- 86 km
- Payload entries
- 0
- Catalog designation
- 2017-S23
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Other names mentioned
- Improved OrionLaunch vehicle
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- EUROLLaunch operator
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Sources
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