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AEROS A

Satellite. AEROS A was launched on December 16, 1972 aboard a Scout D-1 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 22, 1973).

COSPAR 1972-100ANORAD 6315Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT: Aeros 1
Common name: AEROS A
Payload designation: GRS-B
International designator: 1972-100A
NORAD catalog number: 6315
GCAT identifier: S06315
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.269

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: GRS
Owner: DFVLR
Country: Germany
Builder: Dornier Flugzeugwerke (Freidrichshafen)
Platform (bus): Aeros

Launch

Date: December 16, 1972 · 11:24 UTC
Launch record: 1972-100Success
Rocket: Scout D-1
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 216 km
Apogee: 830 km
Inclination: 96.92°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 22, 1973
Last known active: Aug 22, 1973
End of operations: Aug 22, 1973

Size

Mass: 125 kg
Dry mass: 125 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 0.90 m
Span: 0.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17513 (CC0).