Scout B-1 | Ariel 4

Launch information

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Mission description

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

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Scout B-1 | Ariel 4’.

Launch image Scout B-1 | Ariel 4

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 11, 1971, 8:47 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

Ariel 4 (LEO)

Launcher

Science and Engineering Research Council

Rocket

Scout B-1

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 5

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Scout B-1 | Ariel 4’ 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
5675 ARIEL 4 (UK-4) LEO 82.95 UNITED KINGDOM Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Scout B-1 | Ariel 4’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1289

To this date

Location Launch

#374

To this date

Pad Launch

#39

To this date

Agency Launch

#3

To this date

Orbital Launch

#122

Year 1971

Location Launch

#18

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1971

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