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Oreol
Oreol
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Soviet-French earth magnetosphere satellite. Upper atmosphere, auroral studies. Investigation of physical phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and study of the nature of auroras.

AKA: Aureole;Oreol. Status: Operational 1971. First Launch: 1971-12-27. Last Launch: 1973-12-26. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 590 kg (1,300 lb).

This was a Soviet-French collaborative project, Russian code name Arkad. Launched by Kosmos-2, the spacecraft studied physics and the characteristics of the upper atmosphere. Instruments included Soviet/French magnetosphere and ionosphere experiments, equipment for studying the physical processes in the earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere, and study of the nature of polar aurora.


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Family: Earth, Magnetosphere sat. Country: France, Russia. Launch Vehicles: R-14, Kosmos 3, Kosmos 11K65M. Projects: Aureole. Launch Sites: Plesetsk, Plesetsk LC132/2. Agency: Yuzhnoye. Bibliography: 2, 6, 99, 12277.
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1971 December 27 - . 19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/2. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.
1973 December 26 - . 16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/2. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.

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