Eole 1

France

Spacecraft n°:

France spacecraft n°: 8

Known as CAS 1 (Cooperative Applications Satellite) at NASA

Launch data:

Designation 05435 / 71071A
Launch date 16 Aug 1971 - 18:39 UT
Launch siteWI, LA-3A
Launch vehicleScout-B1 (#S180C/75)
Mission Scientific: high atmosphere study
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 651/835 km
Inclination 50.2°
Period 99.7 min
Mass at launch 80 kg

Meteorological experimental satellite aimed to study wind in the southern hemisphere. Eole destroyed 89 out of 479 balloons it interrogated because of a human error. When all balloons had disappeared it was used to study oceans currents, iceberg movements, etc.

End of life

Out of service July 1974
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