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ESRO-1A (AURORAE)
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
October 3, 1968 at 08:49 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout B →
Operator
European Space Research Organisation
Mission
ESRO 1A (Aurorae)
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
180 km
Periapsis
159 km
Inclination
93.64°
Orbital period
87.88 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-084A
NORAD catalog №
3459
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Research Org.
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 26, 1970
End of mission
Last active / ended
June 26, 1970
Time in service
1.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed