NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Ariel 2

Launch Time
Fri Mar 27, 1964 17:25 UTC

Rocket

Scout X-3
NASA
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 87 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

Ariel 2

Ariel 2, also known as UK-C, was a British radio astronomy satellite, which was operated by the Science and Engineering Research Council as part of the Ariel programme. It was built in America by Westinghouse Electric, and had a mass at launch of 68 kilograms. It was launched in 1964, and became the first satellite to be used for radio astronomy, although the Canadian satellite Alouette 1 was launched 1962 and also did similar radio astronomy observations.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 68.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LA-3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Stats

1964

19th orbital launch attempt

Scout

17th mission
1st mission of 1964
9th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission