Mission record

Scout X-3 | Ariel 2

Scout X-3· Launch Area 3· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Science and Engineering Research Council
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Fri, 27 Mar 1964 17:25:23 GMT
Orbital launch #
#312 ever

Mission

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 2 was designed to carry out radio astronomy experiments and was used to measure galactic radio noise.

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