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Campaign information Maxus 4 (2001) |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Launch site: |
Esrange Space Center |
| Launch window: |
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| Launch date: |
29 Apr 2001 at 13:30, local time |
| Customer: |
The Maxus program is financed by ESA and exclusively carry ESA experiments. |
| Purpose: |
The scientific objective is to perform experiments during 12-13 minutes of microgravity (10-4 g) using a single stage sounding rocket motor. |
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| Media information |
Press releases, photos and/or videos are found here. |
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
| Funding agency: |
ESA |
| Principal investigator: |
Prof. Frohberg, ESA |
| Launch contractor: |
Astrium-ST and SSC |
| Research organizations: |
University of Giessen, University of Naples, CNRS Meudon, YKI Stockholm, University of Freiburg, University of Leuven |
| Contact persons: |
Mr B. Larsson, SSC Space System, Project manager
Mr B. Sjöholm, SSC Esrange, Project manager
Mr W. Herfs, Project manager, ESA
Mr B. Franke, ASTRIUM |
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
| Launcher: |
Maxus tower |
| Rocket motor: |
CASTOR 4B (ATK Thiokol Corporation, USA), see Rocket motors |
| Motor type: |
Guided singel stage |
| Motor length: |
11 m |
| Motor weight: |
11,6 ton (solid propellant 9,9 ton) |
| Burning time: |
62 sec |
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Apogee: |
703,6 km |
| Microgravity: |
12 minutes |
| Rocket systems: |
SSC has designed and constructed the motor adapter (INA), the motor telemetry unit (TTU).
Saab Ericsson Space has developed the guidance and navigation control module (GCS). |
| Experiment modules: |
SSC developed 1 module
Astrium-ST developed 4 modules. |
| Payload service systems: |
Kayser-Threde was responsible for the service system. |
| Payload length: |
6,48 m |
| Payload weight: |
804 Kg |
EXPERIMENT MODULES
| Module |
Experiment |
Developed by |
Investigator |
TEM
06-27M |
Multi-roll Instability of Thermocapillary Flow and Transition To Oscillary Flow in Long Floating Zones. |
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D. Schawbe, University of Giessen |
TEM
06-4M |
Pulsating and Rotating Instabilities in Marangoni Flows (PULSAR 2) |
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R. Monti, University of Naples |
| FOAMS |
Physics of Foams
Read more here. |
SSC |
M. Adler, CNRS Meudon
B. Kronberg, YKI Stockholm |
TEM
02-5M |
Application of a Rotating Magnetic Field for the Suppression of Time-dependent Maragoni Convection
T. Hibiya, S. Nakamura, NEC Japan |
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K. Benz, A. Cröll, P. Dold, M. Schweizer, University of Freiburg |
TEM
06-26M |
Crystallization of MFI type Zeolite from Clear Solution, |
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J. Martens, C.E. A. Kirschhock, University of Leuven.
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