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1972 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Aeros 1

successScout D-1 | Aeros 1

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

Overview

Date / time
December 16, 1972 at 11:24 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
Aeros 1
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout D-1 →
Launch provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration →

Payloads deployed · 1

AEROS (GRS-B)
LEO