USAF Thor Delta Ariel 1

Name: USAF Thor Delta Ariel 1
Start: 1962-04-26T18:00:16.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta

Status

Success

Date

26 APR 1962

18:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 1 was designed to study solar radiation and its impact on Earth's ionosphere.

Rocket

Thor Delta

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military's Thor-Delta.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

54 T

Thrust

667 kN