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SuccessAriel 3 · Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch time (NET)
Friday, May 5, 1967, 16:00 UTC
Launch window
Friday, May 5, 1967, 16:00 UTC – Friday, May 5, 1967, 16:00 UTC
Provider
Science and Engineering Research Council
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Ariel 3
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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