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Launch · COSPAR 1968-084 · 03 Oct 1968

ESRO-1A (AURORAE)

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

4

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ESRO-1A (AURORAE)34591968-084ADecayedLEO159 / 180 km93.64°26 Jun 1970European Space Research Organization

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SCOUT B R/B34601968-084BDecayedLEO166 / 234 km93.65°13 Aug 1969—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SCOUT B DEB34791968-084CDecayedLEO158 / 297 km93.90°12 Apr 1969—
SCOUT B DEB39161968-084DDecayedLEO212 / 384 km93.15°09 May 1969—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1968-084
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
03 Oct 1968
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY8F5BSMS3A2AKKVMVF

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1968-084; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.