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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: Germany. Agency: Germany(GRS A).

German Research Satellite A; examined Van Allen belts, solar particles, aurora.

Typical orbit: 373 km x 2127 km at 103 degrees inclination. Mass: 71 kg (156 lb).

AZUR Chronology

1969 November 8 - Azur - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC5. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 71 kg (156 lb). Perigee: 373 km (231 mi). Apogee: 2,127 km (1,321 mi). Inclination: 102.70 deg. Period: 110.50 min.
German Research Satellite A; examined Van Allen belts, solar particles, aurora. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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