MISSION NAME
ESRO 2A
Status
Failure
DATE
30 MAY 1967
LAUNCH PROVIDER
European Space Research Organisation
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Description
ESRO 2 (European Space Research Organisation), Iris (International Radiation Investigation Satellite) was a 75 kg spin-stabilized spacecraft. On the launch of ESRO 2A, the third stage vehicle failed and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit.
Scout B
Rocket Description
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.