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Blandine Chronology 1959 March 7 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI18 FAILURE: Failure. Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1959 March 10 - 18:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI17 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). 1959 March 12 - 05:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI16 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). 1960 February 23 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI23 FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1960 March 2 - 18:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI22 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). 1960 March 5 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI21 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi). 1960 June 13 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI20 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi). 1960 June 16 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI19 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). 1960 June 18 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI25 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1960 June 22 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI26 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1961 February 11 - 10:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI27 Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi). 1961 February 13 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI28 FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1961 February 15 - 22:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI29 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1961 February 18 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI30 FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1961 February 22 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI24 Life Science mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). French Veronique launched capsule containing rat (Hector) to 152 km altitude, recovered successfully. 1961 June 10 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI31 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1962 May 24 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI39 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi). 1962 May 31 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI38 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1962 June 1 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI41 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1962 October 15 - 08:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI37 Bio (Rat) Life science mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1962 October 18 - 08:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI36 Bio (Rat) Life science mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). 1962 October 19 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI44 Test mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). 1962 October 22 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI46 Test mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1962 October 23 - 11:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI32 Airglow Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). Diffuse solar radiation mission. 1962 October 29 - 23:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI34 Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). 1963 April 20 - 10:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI35 Airglow Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). 1963 April 23 - 22:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI49 Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). 1963 May 1 - 16:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI45 Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1963 May 10 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI48 Coronagraph Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). No recovery. Solar corona (UV) / Ptr mission. 1963 June 18 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI33 FAILURE: Failure. Ionosphere mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1963 June 19 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI40 FAILURE: Failure. Ionosphere mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 38 km (23 mi). 1963 October 18 - 07:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI47 Bio (Cat) Life science mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). 1963 October 24 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI50 FAILURE: Failure. Bio (Cat) Life science mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). 1964 April 14 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI51 Solar La Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi). FU110 Atomic H (Ly-alpha), Solar X-rays mission. 1964 June 8 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61 VA75 Test mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). 1964 June 13 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61 VA76 Test mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). 1964 November 4 - 16:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI53 Solar La Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). FU110 Atomic H (Ly-alpha), Solar X-rays mission. 1964 November 8 - 08:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI52 Ultraviolet Spectrum / CU point Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 98 km (60 mi). FU111 UV Solar Astronomy / Ptr mission. 1965 February 12 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI56 Solar mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 95 km (59 mi). 1965 May 27 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61 VA79 FU-144 Lyra alpha Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). FU144 Atomic H (Ly-alpha) mission. 1965 October 15 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Vesta 001 FU-123 test Agency: CNES. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1965 October 22 - 20:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI AGI/V54 FU-115 Electron density Ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). FU115 Electron density mission. 1965 October 25 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Vesta 002 FU-123 test Agency: CNES. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). 1965 October 28 - 06:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI AGI/V55 FU-115 electron density Ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). FU115 Electron density mission. 1966 March 24 - 17:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61M VA80 FU-155 test Agency: CNES. Apogee: 209 km (129 mi). 1966 April 4 - 08:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61M VA78 FU-145 ACS test / astronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 23 km (14 mi). FU145 Technology (Attitude control) mission. 1966 April 6 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI AGI/57 FU-126 Solar corona Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). FU126 Solar corona (UV) / Ptr mission. 1966 June 27 - 17:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI AGI/60 FU-154 recovery test Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 123 km (76 mi). FU154 Technology (recovery) mission. 1966 October 3 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61M VA77 FU-145 ionosphere Magnetosphere / ionosphere / astronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). FU145 Technology + Ionosphere / Stab mission. 1966 November 24 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61M VA82 FU-158 Recovery test Agency: FR. Apogee: 230 km (140 mi). FU158 Technology (recovery) mission. 1966 December 9 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI AGI 59 FU-149 ionosphere / mass spectrometer Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 122 km (75 mi). FU149 Ion Density, mass spectrometry mission. 1967 January 11 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61 VA84 FU-161 Astronomy X-ray astronomy / ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). FU161 X-ray and UV astronomy / Stab mission. 1967 January 13 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI AGI 63 FU-160 Solar corona Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 123 km (76 mi). FU160 Solar corona (UV) / Ptr mission. 1967 January 17 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61 VA85 FU-145B astronomy Test / ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 205 km (127 mi). FU145b X-ray and UV astronomy / Stab mission. 1967 February 24 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61 VA81 FU-176 Recovery test Agency: FR. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). FU176 Technology (recovery) mission. 1967 March 7 - 09:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Vesta 004 FU-147 Biological mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). 1967 March 13 - 09:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Vesta 005 FU-147 Biological (Macaca) Biological mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 234 km (145 mi). 1967 March 17 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI AGI 64 FU-174 Solar corona Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 32 km (19 mi). FU174 Solar corona (UV) / Ptr mission. 1967 March 24 - 05:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61M VA86 FU-156 ionosphere / biology Ionosphere / plasma / biology mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 366 km (227 mi). FU156 Ionosphere + Biology mission. 1967 March 29 - 06:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61M VA87 FU-156 ionosphere / biology Ionosphere / plasma mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi). FU156 Ionosphere + Biology mission. 1967 April 4 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique 61M VA88 FU-178 PUV-3 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 196 km (121 mi). FU178 X-ray and UV astronomy / Stab mission. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |
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