Ariel-6 (UK-6) high-energy astronomy spacecraft
Ariel-6 was a British-American high-energy astronomy spacecraft launched in 1979, carrying one cosmic-ray experiment and two X-ray experiments that returned data through February 1982.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariel 6Ariel VIUK-6
- Family Name
- Ariel-6
- Full Name
- Ariel-6 (UK-6) high-energy astronomy spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Ariel-6 was a British-American high-energy astronomy spacecraft launched in 1979, carrying one cosmic-ray experiment and two X-ray experiments that returned data through February 1982.
- First Flight Year
- 1,979
- Last Flight Year
- 1,982
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:52:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 02:06:20 UTC