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SuccessAriel 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 18:00 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 18:00 UTC – Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 18:00 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Ariel 1
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 1 was designed to study solar radiation and its impact on Earth's ionosphere.
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