1969 · European Space Research Organisation
ESRO 1B (Boreas)
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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.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 1, 1969 at 10:29 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5
- Mission
- ESRO 1B (Boreas)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit