Azur (satellite)
West Germany's first scientific satellite
Operator | BMWF/DLR |
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COSPAR ID | 1969-097A |
SATCAT no. | 4221 |
Mission duration | 7 months, 20 days (achieved) 54 years, 10 months, 3 days (in orbit) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | BMWF/NASA |
Launch mass | 71 kilograms (157 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 November 1969, 01:52 (1969-11-08UTC01:52Z) UTC |
Rocket | Scout B S169C |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-5 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | 29 June 1970 (1970-06-30) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Medium Earth Decayed into Low Earth |
Periapsis altitude | 368 kilometres (229 mi) |
Apoapsis altitude | 1,445 kilometres (898 mi) |
Inclination | 102.70 degrees |
Period | 102.99 minutes |
Epoch | 6 December 2013, 12:36:47 UTC[1] |
Azur (also called GRS-A) was West Germany's first scientific satellite. Launched on 8 November 1969 it studied the Van Allen belts, solar particles, and aurorae.[2] [3]
The construction of the satellite was carried out by Ludwig Bölkow, one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany, and with the participation of other German companies.[4]
References
- ^ "AZUR (GRS A) Satellite details 1969-097A NORAD 4221". N2YO. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Azur". The Internet Encyclopedia Of Science. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "Azur, Aeros, and Dial-Wika satellites". Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Azur: The first German satellite".
External links
- Encyclopedia of Science - Azur
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