Official name | AURORA 1 |
Alternative name | Aurora 1 |
Cospar ID | 1967-065B |
Norad ID | 2876 |
Launch date | 1967-06-29 |
Launch site | AFWTR |
Launch vehicle | Thor-LV2D Burner-2 Star-13A |
Country/Organization | USA |
Type application | Research |
Operator | Rice University for USAF STP (Space Test Program) |
RCS size | MEDIUM |
Decay date | ON ORBIT |
Period (min) | 172.13 |
Inclination (deg) | 90.02 |
Perigee (km) | 3799 |
Apogee (km) | 3946 |
Eccentricity | 0.0189799870884442 |
Mean motion (revs. per day) | 8.36577005751467 |
Semi-Major axis (km) | 10250.635 |
Raan (deg) | 313.4079 |
Arg of perigee (deg) | 347.6003 |
Shape | Box |
Mass (kg) | 21 |
Height (m) | 0.6 |
Width (m) | 0.3 |
Depth (m) | 0.6 |
Span (m^2) | 0.6 |
Contractors | Rice University |
Propulsion | None |
Configuration | Box |
Power | Solar cells, batteries |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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AURORA 1 | 1967-065B | 1967-06-29 | AFWTR | Thor-LV2D Burner-2 Star-13A | with SECOR 9 |