LEX
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LEX
LEX (Lithergol Experimental) was a small hybrid fueled sounding rocket for meteorological measurements developed by O.N.E.R.A.
The MT.27 hybrid rocket motor provided a thrust of 10.000 N. It used Nylon-metatoluene-amine as fuel and mixture of nitric acid and nitrous tetroxide as oxidizer.
The first flight with reduced burning time was conducted on 25 April 1964 from Ile de Levante. Three full time firings were conducted in 1965. It saw only limited use with four more launches at the end of 1967.
| Version | Stage 1 |
|---|---|
| LEX | LEX / MT.27 |
Nr TypeNr Vehicle Serial Date LS Payload
1 1 LEX 01 25.04.1964 * IdL LEX-01 2 2 LEX 02/1 xx.06.1965 * IdL ? 3 3 LEX 02/2 xx.06.1965 * IdL ? 4 4 LEX 02/3 xx.06.1965 * IdL ? 5 5 LEX 02B/1 xx.11.1967 * IdL ? 6 6 LEX 02B/2 xx.11.1967 * IdL ? 7 7 LEX 02B/3 xx.11.1967 * IdL SECT Meteo 8 8 LEX 02B/4 xx.11.1967 * IdL SECT Meteo Launch sites: IdL = Centre d'Essais et de Recherches d'Engins Speciaux (CERES), Ile du Levant, Var, France