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Satellite Fact Sheet
Ariel 6
General
Designation
11382 / 79047A
Launch date
2 Jun 1979
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Mission
Scientific:
X-ray astronomy
Perigee/Apogee
472/383 km
Inclination
55°
Period
92.1 min
Launch vehicle
Scout #100
End of life
Decay
23 Sep 1990
Downlink: 137.56 MHz, Uplink: 148.25 MHz
External resources
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/images/ariel6_images.html
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