Eole

Known as CAS 1 (Cooperative Applications Satellite) at NASA

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General

Designation	05435 / 71071A
Launch date	16 Aug 1971
Country of origin	France
Mission	Scientific: high atmosphere study
Perigee/Apogee	651/835 km
Inclination	50.2°
Period	99.7 min
Launch vehicle	Scout #75
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.

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End of life

Out of service

July 1974

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