Ariel 6
Scout D-1
Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Ariel 6
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.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Area 3A
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
77 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.
Agency
Science and Engineering Research Council – SERC
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: SERC
- Founded: 1965
- Country: GBR
The Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) and its predecessor the Science Research Council (SRC) were the UK agencies in charge of publicly funded scientific and engineering research activities, including astronomy, biotechnology and biological sciences, space research and particle physics, between 1965 and 1994.
