National Center of Space ResearchDiamant BP4Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aura
Launched
September 27, 1975
Summary
Aura launched on a National Center of Space Research Diamant BP4 from Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 27, 1975. It was National Center of Space Research's 14th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,747th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Diamant BP4 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Aura, one of 7 catalogued objects, from October 8, 1975, was 509 × 719 km inclined 37.2°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Diamant BP4 · National Center of Space Research
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Diamant BP4 flightNational Center of Space Research's 14th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,747th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aura · NORAD 8332 · 1975-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- D2 B (AURA)
- Object ID
- 1975-092A
- Epoch
- 1975-10-08 12:09:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.87236632 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0150318
- Inclination
- 37.1658°
- Ascending node
- 11.8424°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.8768°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.8915°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 166
- B*
- 0.000043494
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Aura · NORAD 8332 · re-entered September 30, 1982
Diamant BP.4 No. 3 Stage 3 · re-entered March 30, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
French scientific satellite dedicated to solar and atmospheric investigations
Pad
Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
8th launch from Diamant Launch Area, 3rd this year · 9th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
8 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
132 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Aura launch?
Aura launched on September 27, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aura?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aura?
Diamant BP4, flown by National Center of Space Research. Diamant BP4 spec sheet
Where did Aura launch from?
Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Aura reach?
The tracked orbit of Aura, one of 7 catalogued objects, from October 8, 1975, was 509 × 719 km inclined 37.2°.
How many satellites did Aura launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).