MISSION NAME
ESRO 2B
Status
Success
DATE
17 MAY 1968
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.
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.