European Space Research Organisation

ESRO 1A (Aurorae)

Scout B

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, October 3, 1968 · 20:49 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Scout B

Variant: B

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 5

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.608° N, 120.625° W

35

Pad Launches

310

Location Launches

3

Agency Launches

95

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