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SuccessAriel 5 · Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Oct 15, 1974, 07:47 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Oct 15, 1974, 07:47 UTC – Tuesday, Oct 15, 1974, 07:47 UTC
Provider
Science and Engineering Research Council
Rocket
Launch pad
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Ariel 5
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 5 was a joint British and American space telescope which monitored the sky in the X-ray band.
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