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10/01/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Successful flight of DLR sounding rocket MAPHEUS-17

Launch of the DLR high-altitude sounding rocket MAPHEUS®-17
On 1 October 2026, the DLR rocket launched from the Swedish Esrange Space Center. It carried a wide range of experiments into microgravity conditions for almost seven minutes.
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