Aura (D-2B), a French CNES ultraviolet astronomy satellite for solar EUV and stellar/zodiacal UV observations. Diamant BP4 from Kourou ELD/ALD placed the ~107 kg craft in LEO on 27 September 1975—the final flight of the Diamant launcher.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 107 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 3 Diamant BP4 flights
- Date and time
- 27 September 1975, 08:37 UTC
- Rocket
- Diamant BP4
- Builder
- SEREB
- Launch site
- Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1975-092
- Launches in 1975
- 96th of 132
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