Azur (satellite)

Azur
Operator	BMWF/DLR
COSPAR ID	1969-097A
SATCAT no.	4221
Mission duration	7 months, 20 days (achieved) ; 54 years, 6 months, 15 days (in orbit)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	BMWF/NASA
Launch mass	71 kilograms (157 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	8 November 1969, 01:52 UTC
Rocket	Scout B S169C
Launch site	Vandenberg SLC-5
End of mission
Last contact	29 June 1970
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth; Decayed into Low Earth
Periapsis altitude	368 kilometres (229 mi)
Apoapsis altitude	1,445 kilometres (898 mi)
Inclination	102.70 degrees
Period	102.99 minutes
Epoch	6 December 2013, 12:36:47 UTC

Azur (also called GRS-A) was West Germany's first scientific satellite. Launched on 8 November 1969 it studied the Van Allen belts, solar particles, and aurorae.^[2] ^[3]

The construction of the satellite was carried out by Ludwig Bölkow, one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany, and with the participation of other German companies.^[4]

References

^ "AZUR (GRS A) Satellite details 1969-097A NORAD 4221". N2YO. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ "Azur". The Internet Encyclopedia Of Science. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
^ "Azur, Aeros, and Dial-Wika satellites". Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
^ "Azur: The first German satellite".

External links

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[n2yo-1] "AZUR (GRS A) Satellite details 1969-097A NORAD 4221". N2YO. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

[2] "Azur". The Internet Encyclopedia Of Science. Retrieved 2009-07-19.

[3] "Azur, Aeros, and Dial-Wika satellites". Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

[4] "Azur: The first German satellite".

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