flown missionSuccess

Scout B-1 | Ariel 4

Science and Engineering Research CouncilSpace Launch Complex 5 — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USADec 11, 1971, 20:47 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Ariel 4
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 4 primary mission was to study ionosphere.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 11, 1971, 20:47 UTC
Window opens: Dec 11, 1971, 20:47 UTC
Window closes: Dec 11, 1971, 20:47 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:25 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Scout B-1
Family: Scout
Variant: B-1
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