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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: Germany. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 127 kg.
AEROS Chronology
16 December 1972
Aeros 1 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Scout D. Mass: 127 kg. Perigee: 223 km. Apogee: 867 km. Inclination: 96.9 deg. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
16 July 1974
Aeros 2 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Scout D. Mass: 127 kg. Perigee: 224 km. Apogee: 869 km. Inclination: 97.5 deg. Upper atmospheric research. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
Bibliography:- 2 - McDowell, Jonathan, The United Nations Registry of Space Objects, Harvard University, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/un/un.html
- 6 - JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html
- 279 - McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html
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