Astrophysics
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.
Orbital Attempt
#1,621
SERC Mission
#5
Pad Launch
#7
Location Launch
#7
Designator
1974-077
Oct 15, 1974, 7:47 AM
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The Luigi Broglio Space Center (BSC) located near Malindi, Kenya, is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) Spaceport. It served as a spaceport for the launch of both Italian and international satellites, but is currently only used for satellite communications.
Timezone
Africa/Nairobi
Local Launch Time
Oct 15, 1974, 10:47 AM
Total Launches
9
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
-2.9383, 40.2125
