European Space Research Organisation

ESRO 1B (Boreas)

Scout B

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, October 1, 1969 · 22:29 UTC

Mission

/01

ESRO-1B / Boreas (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

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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

36

Pad Launches

336

Location Launches

4

Agency Launches

97

Orbital This Year

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