Science and Engineering Research CouncilScout X-3Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Ariel 2
Launched
March 27, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Ariel 2 launched on a Science and Engineering Research Council Scout X-3 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on March 27, 1964. It was Science and Engineering Research Council's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 312th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Scout X-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Ariel 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 312 × 1,354 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout X-3 · Science and Engineering Research Council
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Scout X-3 flight · 1st this yearScience and Engineering Research Council's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 312th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ariel 2 · NORAD 771 · 1964-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-015A
- Epoch
- 1964-03-28 03:02:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.19937089 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0722973
- Inclination
- 51.642°
- Ascending node
- 228.1555°
- Arg. of perigee
- 138.2424°
- Mean anomaly
- 227.5558°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Ariel 2 · NORAD 771 · re-entered November 18, 1967
Scout S127R Stage 4 · re-entered April 13, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 2 was designed to carry out radio astronomy experiments and was used to measure galactic radio noise.
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
11th launch from Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 22nd from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
272 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ariel 2 launch?
Ariel 2 launched on March 27, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ariel 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ariel 2?
Scout X-3, flown by Science and Engineering Research Council. Scout X-3 spec sheet
Where did Ariel 2 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Ariel 2 reach?
Ariel 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 312 × 1,354 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Ariel 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).