Aeros 1 (AEROS A), a joint West German–NASA aeronomy satellite launched on a Scout D-1 from Vandenberg to study the upper atmosphere and ionosphere under solar EUV influence.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 125 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 15 Scout D-1 flights
- Date and time
- 16 December 1972, 11:24 UTC
- Rocket
- Scout D-1
- Builder
- Vought
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1972-100
- Launches in 1972
- 107th of 113
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