Scout A | Ariel 3
Status: Success | Launched: May 05, 1967 16:00 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Science and Engineering Research Council (Government)
- Rocket: Scout A — Scout family
Mission
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.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 5
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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