Aureole

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Aureole

Program: Aureole. Objective: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Overview: Upper atmosphere, auroral studies. Investigation of physical phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and study of the nature of auroras. . Major Events: .

27 December 1971 Oreol Spacecraft: DS-U2-GKA. Mass: 630 kg. Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. More details
Upper atmosphere, auroral studies. Investigation of physical phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and study of the nature of auroras.
26 December 1973 Oreol 2 Spacecraft: DS-U2-GKA. Mass: 550 kg. Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. More details
Continued investigations in the earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and study of the nature of polar aurorae begun on board the Oreol satellite in 1971.

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