Scout D-1 S-198C (UK-6)
Scout D-1 vehicle S-198C launched from Wallops on 1979-06-02 UTC and successfully deployed the United Kingdom's UK-6 astronomy satellite, renamed Ariel 6 in orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- Scout S-198Scout 198CUK-6 launch vehicleAriel 6 launch vehicle
- Name
- Scout D-1 S-198C (UK-6)
- Slug
- scout-d-1-s-198c-uk-6
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Scout D-1 vehicle S-198C launched from Wallops on 1979-06-02 UTC and successfully deployed the United Kingdom's UK-6 astronomy satellite, renamed Ariel 6 in orbit.
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scout_launches
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 1:43:18 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 1:53:09 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1979-06-02
- Last Flight Date
- 1979-06-02
- Serial Number
- S-198C
- Vehicle Code
- Scout D-1 S-198C