Ariel 2 (UK-C / S-52), a British SERC/NASA radio-astronomy satellite and the first dedicated radio-astronomy satellite, launched on a Scout X-3 from Wallops Island to measure galactic radio emissions below ~10 MHz from LEO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 68 kg
- Flight
- 5th
- of 5 Scout X-3 flights
- Date and time
- 27 March 1964, 17:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Scout X-3
- Builder
- Vought
- Launch site
- Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 1964-015
- Launches in 1964
- 19th of 100
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