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Launch SuccessfulScience and Engineering Research Council
Scout B-1: Ariel 4
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 4 primary mission was to study ionosphere.
Saturday, 11 December 1971
Mission Data
Launch VehicleScout B-1
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Launch Provider🇬🇧 Science and Engineering Research Council
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record6 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak6 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 5
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#124
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad69
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Scout B-1
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.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 5 · 34.6080°N 120.6247°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.