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Scout D-1 | Ariel 6
Scout D-1
Jun 2, 1979, 11:26 PM UTC
Jun 2, 1979, 11:26 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 6 primary experiment was a cosmic ray detector. Satellite also carried X-ray telescopes.
- Type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Area 3A
- Location
- Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 19.3°C
- Wind
- 13 km/h @ 106°
- Sky
- Mainly clear
- Source
- open-meteo-archive