Orba (X2)

UK

Spacecraft nº:

UK spacecraft nº: 6

Launch data:

Designation	70F07
Launch date	02 Sep 1970
Launch site	Wo,
Launch vehicle	Black Arrow
Mission	Technology
Decay	02 Sep 1970

Launch failure

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Operator
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Sphere
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	None

Mission details:

Orba or X-2 was a uninstrumented, plain, spherical, gold plated satellite to measure the density of the upper atmosphere by observing orbital decay of the satellite.
Orba was lost in a launch failure of the maiden Black Arrow orbital launch attempt.

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