MISSION NAME
Ariel 5 5
Status
Success
DATE
15 OCT 1974
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch Pad
San Marco platform
Description
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 5 was a joint British and American space telescope which monitored the sky in the X-ray band.
Scout B-1
Rocket Description
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.