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ESRO-2 (IRIS)
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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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
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
237 km
Periapsis
211 km
Inclination
97.26°
Orbital period
88.98 min
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