RocketThor Delta
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 26, 1962, 18:00
- Launch designation
- 1962 OMI
- Mission
- UK 1
- Flight name
- Ariel 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 320/D009
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,222 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.062 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel 1 | 1962 OMI 1NORAD 285 | British National Committee for Space Research, Royal Society | Space science | 60 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 24, 1976 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.