Scout B | ESRO 2A

Failure

Scout B | ESRO 2A

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.

Mission type: Astrophysics · Orbit: Polar Orbit

Rocket: Scout B · Provider: European Space Research Organisation

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)