Also called:
Cooperative Applications Satellite 1
(CAS-1)
Date of launch (location):
Aug. 16, 1971 (Wallops Island)
Launch vehicle:
Scout
Weight (kg):
85
Shape:
Octagonal-shaped prism with eight
solar panels extended from one end and conical antennas from
the other.
Dimensions (m):
0.58 length
0.71 diameter
Power source:
Solar panels and NiCd
batteries
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Responsible organizations:
NASA and the French Centre National
d'Etudes Spatiales
Project manager:
Samuel R. Stevens
Project scientist:
William Bundeen
Objectives:
Collect information on wind speed and
direction, air temperature, and pressure from 500-750
instrumented balloons in the southern hemisphere launched
from Argentina.
Balloons:
helium filled, 8 kg, 3.7-m diameter,
life minimum of 30 days; reach altitude of 11 850 in.
Results:
Successful.
Reference: NASA, "Eole Mission Operations Report," S-876-71-02, Aug. 5, 1971