ESRO-1A / Aurora auroral research spacecraft
ESRO-1A, named Aurora/Aurorae, was a European auroral research spacecraft launched in 1968 to study how geomagnetic and solar activity affect the auroral zones, reentering in 1970.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ESRO-1AAuroraAuroraeESRO-1
- Family Name
- ESRO-1A (Aurora)
- Full Name
- ESRO-1A / Aurora auroral research spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESRO-1A, named Aurora/Aurorae, was a European auroral research spacecraft launched in 1968 to study how geomagnetic and solar activity affect the auroral zones, reentering in 1970.
- First Flight Year
- 1,968
- Last Flight Year
- 1,970
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:56:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 19:21:54 UTC