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Aura

French artificial satellite. Aura was launched on September 27, 1975 aboard a Diamant BP.4 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 30, 1982).

COSPAR 1975-092ANORAD 8332France

Identity

Name in GCAT: Aura
Payload designation: D-2B
International designator: 1975-092A
NORAD catalog number: 8332
GCAT identifier: S08332
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.337

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: Diamant Ast
Owner: CNES
Country: France
Builder: Aerospatiale-Cannes
Platform (bus): D-2

Launch

Date: September 27, 1975 · 08:37 UTC
Launch record: 1975-092Success
Rocket: Diamant BP.4
Spaceport: Kourou · pad Diamant

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 501 km
Apogee: 712 km
Inclination: 37.16°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 30, 1982
Last known active: Dec 28, 1976
End of operations: Dec 28, 1976

Size

Mass: 107 kg
Dry mass: 107 kg
Length: 0.8 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 3.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16320187 (CC0).