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AEROS B

Weather satellite. AEROS B was launched on July 16, 1974 aboard a Scout D-1 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 25, 1975).

COSPAR 1974-055ANORAD 7371Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT: Aeros 2
Common name: AEROS B
Payload designation: Aeros B
International designator: 1974-055A
NORAD catalog number: 7371
GCAT identifier: S07371
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.300

Mission

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

Launch

Date: July 16, 1974 · 11:51 UTC
Launch record: 1974-055Success
Rocket: Scout D-1
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 218 km
Apogee: 829 km
Inclination: 97.45°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 25, 1975
Last known active: Sep 25, 1975
End of operations: Sep 25, 1975

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 Q14920322 (CC0).