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1969 · German Aerospace Center

Azur

successScout B | Azur

NASA-GSFC and BMWF (German scientific research ministry) joint spacecraft designed to acquire data about the terrestrial radiation belt.

Overview

Date / time
November 8, 1969 at 01:52 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
Azur
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout B →
Launch provider
German Aerospace Center →

Payloads deployed · 1

AZUR (GRS A)
LEO