ARIEL 3 (UK-3)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite ARIEL 3 (UK-3) at a glance.

Uptime

1319

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIEL 3 (UK-3).

Object identification

Object name: ARIEL 3 (UK-3)

International designator: 1967-042A

Object number (NORAD): 2773

Object ID (CCSDS): 2773

Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Decay date: Dec. 14, 1970

Inclination: 80.1 deg

Period: 87.94 minutes

Apoapsis: 182.0 km

Periapsis: 163.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite ARIEL 3 (UK-3) has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 3 was used to study atmospheric phenomena, and it also continued the previous satellite's experiments in gathering data on galactic radio noise.

ARIEL 3 (UK-3) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A | Ariel 3’, on board a Scout A space rocket.

The launch took place on May 5, 1967, 4 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Scout A | Ariel 3
Scout A | Ariel 3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 5, 1967, 4 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout A

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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