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SuccessAriel 6 · Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Jun 2, 1979, 23:26 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Jun 2, 1979, 23:26 UTC – Saturday, Jun 2, 1979, 23:26 UTC
Provider
Science and Engineering Research Council
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Ariel 6
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 6 primary experiment was a cosmic ray detector. Satellite also carried X-ray telescopes.
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