LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Jun 02 1979
Science and Engineering Research Council
Ariel 6
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Scout D-1Description:
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Astrophysics
- Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 6 primary experiment was a cosmic ray detector. Satellite also carried X-ray telescopes.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Pad
Launch Area 3A