Azur

Also called GRS A

General

Designation	04221 / 69097A
Launch date	8 Nov 1969
Country of origin	Germany
Mission	Scientific: ionosphere study
Perigee/Apogee	373/2118 km
Inclination	102.7°
Period	110.4 min
Launch vehicle	Scout #67
Mass at launch	72 kg

Studies aurora borealis, Earth's radiation belt and charged particles from the Sun.

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