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Scout B | ESRO 1A (Aurorae)

ESRO 1A (Aurorae)

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Launch Details

Date: 3 Oct 1968, 08:49 pm UTC

Rocket: Scout B (Scout)

Provider: European Space Research Organisation

Mission

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Elliptical Orbit

Pad: Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Description

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.