Scout X-3 | Ariel 2
Status: Success | Launched: Mar 27, 1964 17:25 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Science and Engineering Research Council (Government)
- Rocket: Scout X-3 — Scout family
Mission
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.
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Area 3
- Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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