Status
Success
Ariel 2
Launch Time
Fri Mar 27, 1964 17:25 UTC
Fri Mar 27, 1964 17:25 UTC
Rocket
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