1962-015A
The UK 1 satellite was built by NASA-GSFC for the British National Committee on Space Research and the Dept. of Science and Industrial Research. The spacecraft structure was made by Washington Technical Associates. NASA designated the payload S-51. It was named Ariel after launch from Cape Canaveral in Apr 1962 and was billed as the first international satellite.
| Ariel 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Apr 26 | 1800:16 | Launch by Delta DM19 | CC LC17A |
| 1802:55 | Thor MECO | ||
| 1802:55 | Thor sep | ||
| 1803:00 | Delta 2018 SES 1:37 | ||
| 1803:29 | Fairing | ||
| 1804:38 | Delta SECO | -3234 x 392 x 35? | |
| 1810:55 | Spin | ||
| 1811:10 | Delta sep | ||
| 1811:10 | Altair X-248-A5 burn | ||
| 1811:52 | Altair burnout | ||
| 1812:54 | Despin 1 (yo-yo) | ||
| 1814:14 | Despin 2 | ||
| 1828:30 | Altair sep | 389 x 1214 x 53.9 | |
| 1962 Jul 9 | 393 x 1209 x 54 | ||
| 1962 Jul 12 | ops intermittent | ||
| 1964 Jul 1 | ops suspended | ||
| 1964 Aug 26 | ops resumed | ||
| 1964 Nov 9 | End of operations | ||
| 1976 May 24 | 2130 | Reentered | |
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