Ariel 2
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ariel-2-258-12667384
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Ariel 2
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Ariel 2, also known as UK-C, was a British radio astronomy satellite, which was operated by the Science and Engineering Research Council as part of the Ariel programme. It was built in America by Westinghouse Electric, and had a mass at launch of 68 kilograms (150 lb). It was launched in 1964, and became the first satellite to be used for radio astronomy, although the Canadian satellite Alouette 1 was launched 1962 and also did similar radio astronomy observations.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_2
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2023-02-28T06:33:26Z
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