ARIEL 2 (UK-2)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite ARIEL 2 (UK-2) at a glance.

Uptime

1331

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 2 (UK-2).

Object identification

Object name: ARIEL 2 (UK-2)

International designator: 1964-015A

Object number (NORAD): 771

Object ID (CCSDS): 771

Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Decay date: Nov. 18, 1967

Inclination: 51.59 deg

Period: 89.22 minutes

Apoapsis: 275.0 km

Periapsis: 196.0 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 2 (UK-2) has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

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.

ARIEL 2 (UK-2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout X-3 | Ariel 2’, on board a Scout X-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on March 27, 1964, 5:25 p.m. from Launch Area 3.

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Launch to space Scout X-3 | Ariel 2
Scout X-3 | Ariel 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 27, 1964, 5:25 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout X-3

Launch pad: Launch Area 3

Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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