Saturday, May 14, 1977

Ariel 4

  1971-109A


The UK Science Research Council managed the UK 4 ionospheric study satellite, named Ariel 4 after launch. Ariel 4's structure was similar to Ariel 3. The satellite was controlled from NASA's Winkfield ground station. 


Ariel 4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Dec 11  2047:01  Launch by Scout B-1  V SLC5 
 2048  Algol burnout T+1:20 
 2048  Castor burn T+1:21 
 2049  Castor burnout T+2:01 
  T+2:21 Heat shield 
 2049  Antares burn T+2:23 
 2049  Antares burnout T+2:58 
 2050  Coast T+3:04 
 2056  Altair burn T+9:09 
 2056  Altair burnout T+9:44 
 2058? Yo yo deploy? 
  Deploy booms 
 2101:35 T+14:34 Payload sep  
  Spin at 50 rpm 
   95.4 477 x 593 x 83.0 

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