2 euro - ESRO-2B Satellite - Belgium - 2018 - Coincard - BU

2 euro coin in coincard dedicated to the ESRO-2B Satellite, Brilliant Uncirculated. ESRO-2B (also known as IRIS, ie International Radiation Investigation Satellite) was the first artificial satellite of the European Union (at the time "European Community"). It was launched in 1968, following the failure of the launch of the ESRO-2A Satellite. He mainly conducted research on x-rays and solar energy particles together with the Orbit Solar Observatory.