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Launch SuccessfulScience and Engineering Research Council
Scout X-3: Ariel 2
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 2 was designed to carry out radio astronomy experiments and was used to measure galactic radio noise.
Friday, 27 March 1964
Scout X-3
Mission Data
Launch VehicleScout X-3
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record4 of 5 launches (80%)
Launch Provider🇬🇧 Science and Engineering Research Council
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record6 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak6 consecutive
Mission TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 3
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#19
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad13
Launches From This Site87
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Scout X-3
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
Launch Area 3 · 37.8495°N 75.4725°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.