Azur (satellite)

Azur
Spacecraft properties


Operator	BMWF/DLR
COSPAR ID	1969-097A
SATCAT №	4221
Mission duration	7 months

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	368 kilometres (229 mi)
Apoapsis	1,445 kilometres (898 mi)
Inclination	102.70 degrees
Period	102.99 minutes
Epoch	6 December 2013, 12:36:47 UTC^[1]

Azur was West Germany's first scientific satellite. Launched on 8 November 1969 it studied the Van Allen belts, solar particles, and aurorae.^[2] ^[3]

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.

External links

Encylopedia of Science - Azur

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