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Ariel 3
Scout AScience and Engineering Research CouncilSpace Launch Complex 5
Friday, May 5, 1967 · 04:00 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadAriel 3
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerScience and Engineering Research Council
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.608°N, 120.625°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
