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ARIEL 2 (UK-2)

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
March 27, 1964 at 05:25 PM UTC
Launch site
Wallops Island, USA
Launched by
Scout X-3 →
Operator
Science and Engineering Research Council
Mission
Ariel 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
275 km
Periapsis
196 km
Inclination
51.59°
Orbital period
89.22 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-015A
NORAD catalog №
771
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 18, 1967

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 18, 1967
Time in service
3.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed