Status
Success
Azur
Launch Time
Sat Nov 08, 1969 01:52 UTC
Sat Nov 08, 1969 01:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Azur
The magnetically aligned spacecraft Azur, a.k.a. GRS A (German Research Satellite), launched into a near-polar orbit in November of 1969, was a product of a joint effort by NASA-GSFC and the German Bundesministerium für Wissenschaftliche Forschung (BMWF) and had as its primary purpose the acquisition of terrestrial radiation belt data.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 71.0 kg
Elliptical
Location
SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1969
110th orbital launch attempt
Scout
52nd mission
2nd mission of 1969
39th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission