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ESRO 2A

failureScout B | ESRO 2A

ESRO 2 (European Space Research Organisation), Iris (International Radiation Investigation Satellite) was a 75 kg spin-stabilized spacecraft. On the launch of ESRO 2A, the third stage vehicle failed and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit.

Overview

Date / time
May 30, 1967 at 02:06 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
ESRO 2A
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout B →
Launch provider
European Space Research Organisation →