National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Aeros 1

Scout D-1

SUCCESS

Success

Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 11:24 UTC

Mission

/01

Joint NASA-German ministry for science and education satellite to study the upper atmosphere.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: D-1

Launch Pad

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.608° N, 120.625° W

Pad Launches

395

Location Launches

120

Agency Launches

110

Orbital This Year