flown missionSuccess
Scout A | Ariel 3
Science and Engineering Research CouncilSpace Launch Complex 5 — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Ariel 3
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Scout A
- Family
- Scout
- Variant
- A
- Provider
- Science and Engineering Research Council
- Type
- Government
- Country
- GBR
launch site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 5
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 34.6080, -120.6247