SERC Scout B-1 Ariel 4
Scout B-1
Status
Success
Date
11 DEC 1971
20:47
Launch Provider
Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Overview
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 4 primary mission was to study ionosphere.
Rocket
Scout B-1
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
22 m
Diameter
1.02 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
440 kN