ESRO 2A Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
30 May 1967, 2:06am
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
ESRO 2A
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Destination
Polar Orbit
ESRO 2 (European Space Research Organisation), Iris (International Radiation Investigation Satellite) was a 75 kg spin-stabilized spacecraft. On the launch of ESRO 2A, the third stage vehicle failed and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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