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Azur

retired
Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1969-097ALaunched 11/8/1969
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Azur Mission
Launch Vehicle
Scout B
Launch Date
11/8/1969
Last Contact
6/29/1970
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
1,765 km
Inclination
102.97 deg
Dry Mass
78 kg
Total Mass
78 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
SCI
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
DFVLR
Manufacturer
Gesellschaft fur Weltraumforschung
Registry
COSPAR ID
1969-097A
UN Registration
A/AC.105/INF.220
Track
Mentions
6
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Umicore and AZUR SPACE have a publicly disclosed germanium recycling collaboration in which AZUR’s backgrinding waste stream feeds back into Umicore’s germanium supply chain.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 12, 2026The Invisible Bottleneck

The pilot ground station at Hellas Sat’s CyOGS teleport will communicate with CNES’s FROGS station at the Côte d’Azur Observatory on France’s Mediterranean coast.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 5, 2026France, Greece and Cyprus sign cooperation agreement on optical telecommunications

The Safran pilot ground station at CyOGS will communicate with the CNES FROGS station located at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur on the Mediterranean coast.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 26, 2026Accordo europeo per comunicazioni ottiche su Hellas Sat 5

Fraunhofer IIS of Germany and the Université Côte d’Azur of France are key partners in the ACHILLES industrial team.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Jan 27, 2026GMV and ESA Sign ACHILLES Contract to Modernize Galileo Ground Infrastructure

FrOGS is the optical station located at the Côte d'Azur Observatory, designed and built for CNES by a French industrial consortium.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 12, 2024TELEO and FrOGS : a made in France optical solution for very high throughput telecommunications

Nilesat 301 is being built by Thales Alenia Space at its Mandelieu facility near Cannes on the Côte d’Azur.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 2, 2021UPDATE 1: A Swarm Smile + UK Space Policy Maneuvering + Nilesat’s Newbie