Science and Engineering Research CouncilScout B-1San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
Ariel 5
Launched
October 15, 1974
Image: NASA
Summary
Ariel 5 launched on a Science and Engineering Research Council Scout B-1 from San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya on October 15, 1974. It was Science and Engineering Research Council's 5th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,621st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Scout B-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Ariel 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 514 × 558 km orbit inclined 2.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout B-1 · Science and Engineering Research Council
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Scout B-1 flight · 1st this yearScience and Engineering Research Council's 5th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,621st orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ariel 5 · NORAD 7471 · 1974-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-077A
- Epoch
- 1974-10-15 09:49:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12358621 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0032118
- Inclination
- 2.8797°
- Ascending node
- 269.9952°
- Arg. of perigee
- 249.7557°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.9046°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Ariel 5 · NORAD 7471 · re-entered March 14, 1980
Scout S187C Stage 4 · re-entered May 13, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ariel 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.
Pad
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
7th launch from San Marco platform, 2nd this year · 7th from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
9 launches from this pad · 9 from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
238 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ariel 5 launch?
Ariel 5 launched on October 15, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ariel 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ariel 5?
Scout B-1, flown by Science and Engineering Research Council. Scout B-1 spec sheet
Where did Ariel 5 launch from?
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya.
What orbit did Ariel 5 reach?
Ariel 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 514 × 558 km orbit inclined 2.9°.
How many satellites did Ariel 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).