Mission record

Scout B | ESRO 1A (Aurorae)

Scout B· Space Launch Complex 5· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
European Space Research Organisation
Provider type
Multinational
Orbit
Elliptical
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 03 Oct 1968 20:49:39 GMT
Orbital launch #
#883 ever

Mission

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.

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