1968 · European Space Research Organisation
ESRO 1A (Aurorae)
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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.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 3, 1968 at 08:49 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5
- Mission
- ESRO 1A (Aurorae)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Elliptical Orbit