Science and Engineering Research Council
Ariel 5
Scout B-1
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, October 15, 1974 · 07:47 UTC
Mission
/01Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 5 was a joint British and American space telescope which monitored the sky in the X-ray band.
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Scout B-1
Variant: B-1
Launch Pad
San Marco platform
Broglio Space Center, Kenya
-2.938° S, 40.210° E
7
Pad Launches
7
Location Launches
5
Agency Launches
83
Orbital This Year