Ariel 6

Ariel VI was a British-American X-ray satellite, developed in cooperation of the British SRC and NASA.

Ariel VI ( before the start UK6 called ) was launched on 2 June 1979 a Scout rocket from Wallops Flight Facility and the was until February 1982. The satellite burned up on September 23, 1990 at re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Ariel VI had two experiments for X-ray astronomy at energies from 0.25 to 50 keV and an experiment for the study of cosmic rays. Due to technical problems - the attitude control system was disturbed by radar on the ground - Ariel VI was scientifically much less successful than its predecessor Ariel V.

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  • NASA: Ariel VI (English)
  • Encyclopedia Astronautica: Ariel (English)
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  • British aerospace
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  • Space mission in 1979
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