AEROS (satellite)

For other uses, see Aeros (disambiguation).

AEROS

AEROS Satellite

Mission type| Earth observation
Operator| BMBF and NASA
COSPAR ID|

* AEROS A: 1972-100A
* AEROS B: 1974-055A

SATCAT no.|

* AEROS A: 6315
* AEROS B: 7371

Spacecraft properties
Launch mass| 125.7 kilograms (277 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date|

* AEROS A: 16 December 1972[1]
* AEROS B: 16 July 1974[2]

Rocket|  Scout
Launch site| Vandenberg AFB
End of mission
Decay date|

* AEROS A: 1973-08-22 (1973-08-23)
* AEROS B: 1975-09-25 (1975-09-26)

Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric
Regime| Low Earth
Eccentricity|

* AEROS A: 0.04648
* AEROS B: 0.04776

Perigee altitude|

* AEROS A: 223 km (139 mi)
* AEROS B: 217 km (135 mi)

Apogee altitude|

* AEROS A: 867 km (539 mi)
* AEROS B: 879 km (546 mi)

Inclination|

* AEROS A: 96.9 degrees
* AEROS B: 97.4 degrees

Period|

* AEROS A: 95.6 minutes
* AEROS B: 95.7 minutes

Epoch|

* AEROS A: 15 December 1972, 19:00:00 UTC[3]
* AEROS B: 15 July 1974, 20:00:00 UTC[4]

AEROS[5]: 12 satellites were to study the aeronomy i. e. the science of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, in particular the F region under the strong influence of solar extreme ultraviolet radiation. To this end the spectrum of this radiation was recorded aboard by one instrument (of type Hinteregger) on the one hand and a set of 4 other instruments measuring the most important neutral uand iononized parameters at the satellite's position on the other.

AEROS was built by Ball Aerospace for a co-operative project between NASA and the Bundesministerium für Foschung und Technologie (BMwF), Federal Republic of Germany.[5]: 82

Named for the Greek god of the air at the suggestion of the BMwF .[6]

AEROS A  and B carried identical instrumentation only the instrument measuring short scale variations of the electron density didn't work on A. A third Aeros C was planned for Earth Resources studies in a 3-axis spin-stabilized configuration, to be launched by a Shuttle in 1986.[5](Needs research)

## Specifications

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Source: Yenne[5][page needed]

* Launch vehicles: Scout
* Launch location: Western Space and Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB
* Launch dates: 16 December 1972 (AEROS), 16 July 1974 (AEROS B)
* Re-entry dates: 22 August 1973 (AEROS), 2 September 1975 (AEROS B)
* Total weight: 280 pounds and 436 pounds for AEROS C
* Diameter: 36 inches
* Height: 28 inches
* Shape: Cylindrical
* Power: Solar cells/nickel-cadmium batteries
* Power requirements: 4.7-34.3 watts

## References

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1. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
2. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
3. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
4. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
5. ^ a b c d Yenne, Bill (1985). The Encyclopedia of US Spacecraft. Exeter Books (A Bison Book), New York. ISBN 0-671-07580-2.
6. ^ Helen T. Wells; Susan H. Whiteley & Carrie E. Karegeannes. Origin of NASA Names. NASA Science and Technical Information Office. p. 33.

## External links

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* Spaceflight portal

* Goddard Space Flight Center Archived January 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
* AEROS B Satellite

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Orbital launches in 1972

1973 →

* Kosmos 471
* OPS 1737
* OPS 7719
* Intelsat IV F-4
* Kosmos 472
* HEOS-2
* Kosmos 473
* Luna 20
* Kosmos 474
* OPS 1844
* Kosmos 475
* OPS 1570
* Kosmos 476
* Pioneer 10
* Kosmos 477
* Nauka-14KS No.1
* TD-1A
* Kosmos 478
* OPS 1678
* Kosmos 479
* OPS 5058
* Kosmos 480
* Kosmos 481
* Venera 8
* Meteor-MV No.23
* Kosmos 482
* Kosmos 483
* Molniya-1 No.27
* SRET-1
* Kosmos 484
* Nauka-5KS No.3
* Interkosmos 6
* Kosmos 485
* Prognoz 1
* Kosmos 486
* Apollo 16 (PFS-2)
* OPS 5640
* Kosmos 487
* DS-P1-Yu No. 51
* Kosmos 488
* Kosmos 489
* Kosmos 490
* Nauka-1KS No.5
* Molniya-2-2
* OPS 6574
* Kosmos 491
* OPS 6371
* Kosmos 492
* Intelsat IV F-5
* Kosmos 493
* Kosmos 494
* Kosmos 495
* Kosmos 496
* Prognoz 2
* Interkosmos 7
* Kosmos 497
* Meteor-MV No.26
* Kosmos 498
* Kosmos 499
* OPS 7293
* OPS 7803
* Kosmos 500
* Kosmos 501
* Kosmos 502
* Kosmos 503
* Kosmos 504
* Kosmos 505
* Kosmos 506
* Kosmos 507
* Kosmos 508
* Kosmos 509
* Kosmos 510
* Kosmos 511
* ERTS-1
* Kosmos 512
* DOS No.122
* Kosmos 513
* Explorer 46
* Kosmos 514
* Kosmos 515
* Denpa
* Copernicus
* Kosmos 516
* Kosmos 517
* OPS 8888
* Unnamed
* Triad 1
* Kosmos 518
* Kosmos 519
* Kosmos 520
* Explorer 47
* Kosmos 521
* Molniya-2-3
* Radcat 2
* Radsat
* Kosmos 522
* Kosmos 523
* OPS 8314
* OPS 8314/2
* Kosmos 524
* Molniya-1 No.26
* NOAA-2
* OSCAR-6
* Unnamed
* Kosmos 525
* Nauka-16KS No.1L
* Kosmos 526
* Meteor-M No.25
* Kosmos 527
* Kosmos 528
* Kosmos 529
* Kosmos 530
* Kosmos 531
* Kosmos 532
* Kosmos 533
* Kosmos 534
* Kosmos 535
* Kosmos 536
* OPS 7323
* Anik A1
* Explorer 48
* ESRO-4
* Unnamed
* Kosmos 537
* Interkosmos 8
* Molniya-1 No.28
* Apollo 17
* Nimbus 5
* Molniya-2-4
* Kosmos 538
* Aeros 1
* OPS 9390
* Kosmos 539
* OPS 3978
* Kosmos 540
* Kosmos 541
* Kosmos 542

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).

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Orbital launches in 1974

1975 →

* Kosmos 628
* Skynet 2A
* Kosmos 629
* Kosmos 630
* Kosmos 631
* Sphinx
* VDS
* Kosmos 632
* OPS 6889
* Tansei 2
* San Marco 4
* Kosmos 633
* Meteor-M No.30
* Kosmos 634
* Miranda
* Kosmos 635
* Nauka-17KS No.1L
* OPS 8579
* Kosmos 636
* Kosmos 637
* Kosmos 638
* Kosmos 639
* OPS 6245
* OPS 4547
* OPS 3935
* Kosmos 640
* Unnamed
* Westar 1
* Molniya-1-27
* Kosmos 641
* Kosmos 642
* Kosmos 643
* Kosmos 644
* Kosmos 645
* Kosmos 646
* Kosmos 647
* Kosmos 648
* Meteor-M No.22
* Molniya-2-9
* Kosmos 649
* Kosmos 650
* Kosmos 651
* Kosmos 652
* Kosmos 653
* Kosmos 654
* SMS-1
* Interkosmos 11
* Kosmos 655
* Yantar-2K No.1
* Kosmos 656
* Luna 22
* Kosmos 657
* ATS-6
* Explorer 52
* Kosmos 658
* OPS 1776
* Kosmos 659
* Kosmos 660
* Kosmos 661
* Salyut 3
* Kosmos 662
* Kosmos 663
* Kosmos 664
* Kosmos 665
* Soyuz 14
* Meteor-Priroda No.1
* DS-P1-Yu No.68
* Kosmos 666
* Unnamed
* OPS 7518
* Aeros 2
* Molniya-2-10
* Kosmos 667
* Kosmos 668
* Kosmos 669
* Nauka-8KS No.3
* Molniya-1 No.38
* Kosmos 670
* Kosmos 671
* OPS 6983
* Kosmos 672
* OPS 3004
* Kosmos 673
* Soyuz 15
* Kosmos 674
* Kosmos 675
* Unnamed
* ANS
* Kosmos 676
* Kosmos 677
* Kosmos 678
* Kosmos 679
* Kosmos 680
* Kosmos 681
* Kosmos 682
* Kosmos 683
* Kosmos 684
* Kosmos 685
* Kosmos 686
* Westar 2
* Kosmos 687
* Ariel 5
* Kosmos 688
* Kosmos 689
* Kosmos 690
* Molniya-1 No.26
* Kosmos 691
* Meteor-M No.33
* Luna 23
* OPS 7122
* OPS 6239
* OPS 8452
* Interkosmos 12
* Kosmos 692
* Kosmos 693
* Fanhui Shi Weixing 1
* NOAA-4
* OSCAR-7
* INTASAT
* Kosmos 694
* Kosmos 695
* Molniya-3 No.11
* Intelsat IV F-8
* Skynet 2B
* Kosmos 696
* Soyuz 16
* Helios 1
* Kosmos 697
* Meteor-M No.32
* Kosmos 698
* Symphonie 1
* Molniya-2-11
* Kosmos 699
* Salyut 4
* Kosmos 700
* Kosmos 701

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