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

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ESRO-1A (AURORAE)

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