Payload
ESRO-2 (IRIS)
DecayedPayloadLEO
ESRO-2 (IRIS) is a European Space Research Org. payload satellite, launched on May 17, 1968 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 17, 1968 at 02:06 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Scout B →
- Operator
- European Space Research Organisation
- Mission
- ESRO 2B
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 237 km
- Periapsis
- 211 km
- Inclination
- 97.26°
- Orbital period
- 88.98 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- European Space Research Org.
- Launch mass
- 74 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1968-041A
- NORAD catalog №
- 3233
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Research Org.
- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- May 8, 1971
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- May 8, 1971
- Time in service
- 3.0 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed