ARIEL 4 (UK-4)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite ARIEL 4 (UK-4) at a glance.

Uptime

2558

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 4 (UK-4).

Object identification

Object name: ARIEL 4 (UK-4)

International designator: 1971-109A

Object number (NORAD): 5675

Object ID (CCSDS): 5675

Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Decay date: Dec. 12, 1978

Inclination: 82.95 deg

Period: 89.1 minutes

Apoapsis: 234.0 km

Periapsis: 227.0 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 4 (UK-4) has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

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

ARIEL 4 (UK-4) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B-1 | Ariel 4’, on board a Scout B-1 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 11, 1971, 8:47 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.

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Launch to space Scout B-1 | Ariel 4
Scout B-1 | Ariel 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 11, 1971, 8:47 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout B-1

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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