07004 - SL-8 Rocket Body

This SL-8 rocket body was part of the Cosmos rocket that launched Oreol 2, a Soviet satellite to continue investigations in the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and to study the nature of polar aurora.

Alternate Names

Oreol 2 Rocket
Aureol 2 Rocket

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1973-12-26
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-5 (SKean IRBM) plus Upper Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R