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German Aerospace CenterLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceScout B
Launched 1969-11-08 01:52 UTCSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
111th
orbital launch attempt in 1969
German Aerospace Center
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 5
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
37 d 3 h
since the pad's previous launch
NASA-GSFC and BMWF (German scientific research ministry) joint spacecraft designed to acquire data about the terrestrial radiation belt.
Launch Provider
Government · Germany · Founded 1969 · Administrator Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla
The German Aerospace Center is Germany's Center for aerospace, energy, and transportation research. Their main work is as a contributor to the ESA. They have done work both in tandem with the US on Space Shuttle and the ISS, and also with other European Nations on missions like Space Lab and Mars Express.
Launches
1
Successful
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100%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
25m
Diameter
1m
To low Earth orbit
143kg
Liftoff thrust
513kN
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