Mission record

Scout B | ESRO 2A

Scout B· Space Launch Complex 5· Failure
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
European Space Research Organisation
Provider type
Multinational
Orbit
PO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Tue, 30 May 1967 02:06:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#706 ever

Mission

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.

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