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Scout B: ESRO 1B (Boreas)
ESRO-1B / Boreas (European Space Research Organisation) was a 80 kg, cylindrically shaped, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented with seven scientific experiments chosen to measure a comprehensive range of auroral effects.
Wednesday, 1 October 1969
Mission Data
Launch VehicleScout B
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record21 of 23 launches (91.3%)
Launch Provider🇫🇷 European Space Research Organisation
Provider TypeMultinational
Agency Record4 successes / 1 failures (80%)
Success Streak4 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 5
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#97
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad69
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Scout B
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 5 · 34.6080°N 120.6247°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.