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ESRO 2A
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Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
ESRO 2 (European Space Research Organisation), Iris (International Radiation Investigation Satellite) was a 75 kg spin-stabilized spacecraft. On the launch of ESRO 2A, the third stage vehicle failed and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit.
Details
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Tue, May 30, 1967, 02:06
Rocket