Ariel 1

Name: Thor Delta | Ariel 1
Start: 1962-04-26T18:00:00+00:00
End: 1962-04-26T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta

Launch Status

Success

Thu • Apr 26th, 1962
6:00 PM UTC

Type: Earth Science

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 1 was designed to study solar radiation and its impact on Earth’s ionosphere.

858 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF

Country: USA