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SuccessAriel 2 · Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Mar 27, 1964, 17:25 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Mar 27, 1964, 17:25 UTC – Friday, Mar 27, 1964, 17:25 UTC
Provider
Science and Engineering Research Council
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Ariel 2
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 2 was designed to carry out radio astronomy experiments and was used to measure galactic radio noise.
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