Scout B | ESRO 1A (Aurorae)
Status: Success | Launched: Oct 03, 1968 20:49 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: European Space Research Organisation (Multinational)
- Rocket: Scout B — Scout family
Mission
ESRO-1A / Aurorae (European Space Research Organisation) was a 80 kg, cylindrically shaped, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented with seven scientific experiments chosen to measure a comprehensive range of auroral effects.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 5
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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