Ariel-1 Satellite #2 is a photograph by David Ducros/science Photo Library which was uploaded on May 29th, 2023.
Ariel-1 Satellite #2
Illustration of the Ariel-1 space satellite above England, UK. Ariel-1 was the first British satellite to be launched on the 26th of April 1962.... more
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Ariel-1 Satellite #2
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David Ducros/science Photo Library
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Illustration of the Ariel-1 space satellite above England, UK. Ariel-1 was the first British satellite to be launched on the 26th of April 1962. Measuring 58 centimetres in diameter and weighing 62 kilograms, the satellite had solar panels, nickel-cadmium batteries and a 100-minute recorder for collecting ionospheric data. Ariel-1 was also the first internationally developed satellite: NASA's Gooddard Space Flight Center in the USA provided the launch rocket and built the satellite structures whilst the satellite carried six experiments built by British universities on-board. These experiments were designed to study the ionosphere and its relationship to solar radiation. The satellite transmitted ionospheric data until November 1964 and was deorbited in 1972.
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May 29th, 2023
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