Science and Engineering Research CouncilScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Ariel 3
Launched
May 5, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
Ariel 3 launched on a Science and Engineering Research Council Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 5, 1967. It was Science and Engineering Research Council's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 695th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Scout A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Ariel 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 502 × 624 km orbit inclined 80.2°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout A · Science and Engineering Research Council
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Scout A flight · 2nd this yearScience and Engineering Research Council's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 695th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ariel 3 · NORAD 2773 · 1967-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-042A
- Epoch
- 1967-05-06 05:48:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.03589362 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0088656
- Inclination
- 80.1855°
- Ascending node
- 169.3679°
- Arg. of perigee
- 170.4602°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.821°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Ariel 3 · NORAD 2773 · re-entered December 14, 1970
Scout S155C Stage 4 · re-entered December 5, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 3rd this year · 259th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ariel 3 launch?
Ariel 3 launched on May 5, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ariel 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ariel 3?
Scout A, flown by Science and Engineering Research Council. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Ariel 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Ariel 3 reach?
Ariel 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 502 × 624 km orbit inclined 80.2°.
How many satellites did Ariel 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).