Science and Engineering Research CouncilScout D-1Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Ariel 6
Launched
June 2, 1979
Image: NASA
Summary
Ariel 6 launched on a Science and Engineering Research Council Scout D-1 from Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on June 2, 1979. It was Science and Engineering Research Council's 6th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,221st orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Scout D-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Ariel 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 7, 1979, was 608 × 660 km inclined 55.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout D-1 · Science and Engineering Research Council
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Scout D-1 flight · 2nd this yearScience and Engineering Research Council's 6th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,221st orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ariel 6 · NORAD 11382 · 1979-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ARIEL 6
- Object ID
- 1979-047A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-07 00:07:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.80701733 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037273
- Inclination
- 55.024°
- Ascending node
- 4.9561°
- Arg. of perigee
- 226.1558°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.6322°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 58
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Ariel 6 · NORAD 11382 · re-entered September 23, 1990
Scout S198C Stage 4 · re-entered April 10, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 6 primary experiment was a cosmic ray detector. Satellite also carried X-ray telescopes.
Pad
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
17th launch from Launch Area 3A, 2nd this year · 46th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
18 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
104 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ariel 6 launch?
Ariel 6 launched on June 2, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ariel 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ariel 6?
Scout D-1, flown by Science and Engineering Research Council. Scout D-1 spec sheet
Where did Ariel 6 launch from?
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Ariel 6 reach?
The tracked orbit of Ariel 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 7, 1979, was 608 × 660 km inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Ariel 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).