Mission record

Scout B-1 | Ariel 4

Scout B-1· Space Launch Complex 5· 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
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 11 Dec 1971 20:47:01 GMT
Orbital launch #
#1295 ever

Mission

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 4 primary mission was to study ionosphere.

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