Scout X-3 | Ariel 2

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Scout X-3 | Ariel 2’.

Launch image Scout X-3 | Ariel 2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 27, 1964, 5:25 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Ariel 2 (LEO)

Launcher

Science and Engineering Research Council

Rocket

Scout X-3

Location

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 3

Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Scout X-3 | Ariel 2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
771 ARIEL 2 (UK-2) LEO 51.59 UNITED KINGDOM Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Scout X-3 | Ariel 2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#311

To this date

Location Launch

#22

To this date

Pad Launch

#11

To this date

Agency Launch

#1

To this date

Orbital Launch

#19

Year 1964

Location Launch

#2

Year 1964

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1964

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1964

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