Thor Delta | Ariel 1

Launch information

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Mission description

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 1 was designed to study solar radiation and its impact on Earth's ionosphere.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Delta | Ariel 1’.

Launch image Thor Delta | Ariel 1

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 26, 1962, 6 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Ariel 1 (LEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Delta

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Delta | Ariel 1’ 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
285 ARIEL 1 (UK-1) LEO 53.76 UNITED KINGDOM Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Delta | Ariel 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#160

To this date

Location Launch

#80

To this date

Pad Launch

#16

To this date

Agency Launch

#83

To this date

Orbital Launch

#19

Year 1962

Location Launch

#8

Year 1962

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1962

Agency Launch

#12

Year 1962

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