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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR.

Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space.

Typical orbit: 224 km x 868 km at 97 degrees inclination. Mass: 127 kg (279 lb).

AEROS Chronology

1972 December 16 - Aeros 1 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC5. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 127 kg (279 lb). Perigee: 223 km (138 mi). Apogee: 867 km (538 mi). Inclination: 96.90 deg. Period: 95.60 min.
Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

1974 July 16 - Aeros 2 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC5. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 127 kg (279 lb). Perigee: 224 km (139 mi). Apogee: 869 km (539 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 95.60 min.
Upper atmospheric research. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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