SRC
UK
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
British National Space Research Council, UK.
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Chronology
291 events
1966 April 18
21:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1967 May 5
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout A.- Ariel 3 - . Payload: UK 3 (UK-E). Mass: 90 kg (198 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1970-12-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 2773 . COSPAR: 1967-042A. Apogee: 604 km (375 mi). Perigee: 499 km (310 mi). Inclination: 80.60 deg. Period: 95.60 min. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
1967 June 1
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1967 June 1
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1967 Q3?
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1967 July 8
00:10 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1967 July 12
00:11 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 Q1?
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 February 3
17:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 February 29
21:18 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 March 6
16:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 March 25
21:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 March 29
13:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 May 29
13:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 June 1
17:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 June 21
12:28 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua. FAILURE: Failure.1968 June 22
15:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 July 2
13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 July 8
14:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 August 1
10:27 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar X-rays / La / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi).
1968 August 7
13:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 November 8
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 November 11
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 November 16
11:49 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 November 22
12:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 November 30
14:57 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 December 5
11:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 December 5
13:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 December 5
15:29 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 December 9
13:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 February 3
21:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 February 11
21:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 February 14
22:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 February 15
21:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 17
00:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 17
18:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 18
18:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 29
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 June 18
12:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar X-rays / La / ne Ionosphere / solar x-ray mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).
1969 June 19
16:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar X-rays / La / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).
1969 July 28
14:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 August 2
11:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 September 15
13:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 September 30
22:40 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 1
01:20 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 1
04:19 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 10
06:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 11
19:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 14
18:43 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 17
07:05 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 December 12
13:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 16
14:43 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 5
14:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 7
14:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 9
14:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 9
14:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 12
13:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 12
14:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 14
04:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 17
14:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 19
15:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 21
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 23
15:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 26
15:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 28
15:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 30
15:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 February 18
09:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 February 21
12:35 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 April 11
13:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 11
16:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 14
09:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 14
12:33 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 15
10:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 16
01:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 17
13:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 21
20:42 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 June 24
15:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 June 27
17:27 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 July 1
15:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 September 8
05:07 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 September 8
19:01 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 September 11
05:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 September 18
11:39 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly / Stratosphere Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi).
1970 November 12
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly / Stratosphere Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).
1970 November 16
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 November 19
06:16 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 December 2
13:03 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1971 March 12
21:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 March 12
22:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 5
23:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 14
22:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 15
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 16
05:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 21
18:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 21
21:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 21
23:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 24
23:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 May 1
23:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 June 25
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 June 26
19:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 143 km (88 mi).
1971 June 28
12:25 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 143 km (88 mi).
1971 July 1
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.- ionosphere / Neutral atmosphere Aeronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 89 km (55 mi).
1971 July 14
12:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 July 14
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 July 14
22:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 July 30
12:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 September 13
21:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1971 September 15
13:22 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 September 22
12:41 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 138 km (85 mi).
1971 September 24
17:26 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi).
1971 September 28
11:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly / Stratosphere Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi).
1971 October 14
11:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 November 18
01:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 November 19
11:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 November 25
01:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 1
13:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 3
12:58 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 6
14:03 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 7
13:10 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 10
12:22 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 11
20:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout B-1.- Ariel 4 - . Payload: UK 4. Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1978-12-12 . USAF Sat Cat: 5675 . COSPAR: 1971-109A. Apogee: 592 km (367 mi). Perigee: 476 km (295 mi). Inclination: 82.00 deg. Period: 95.30 min. Ionospheric studies. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
1972 January 4
13:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 5
13:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua. FAILURE: Failure.- ISRO-16.14 Ionosphere / barium release mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).
1972 January 6
13:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 7
13:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 14
18:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 15
12:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 January 15
13:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 147 km (91 mi).
1972 January 18
00:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 January 18
05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1972 January 22
12:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi).
1972 January 31
13:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 February 2
05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 5
06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 13
12:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 17
13:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 18
12:38 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 April 19
11:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 May 17
11:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 August 29
11:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 August 29
13:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).
1972 August 30
22:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 August 31
00:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 August 31
02:16 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 5
19:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 7
22:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 10
21:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 12
04:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 October 21
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 23
16:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 October 23
19:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 29
15:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 November 3
11:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 November 8
22:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 February 19
13:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 February 22
13:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 February 23
13:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 March 20
03:41 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 March 31
03:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 April 3
06:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).
1973 April 3
06:54 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi).
1973 April 3
08:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).
1973 April 3
09:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi).
1973 April 3
14:52 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1973 April 3
16:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).
1973 April 3
17:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 134 km (83 mi).
1973 May 19
11:11 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 June 29
11:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 July 2
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 July 23
12:23 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 3
00:03 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 3
02:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 6
11:39 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 10
00:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 10
04:18 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 15
04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 October 14
00:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi).
1973 October 16
19:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 October 17
17:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).
1973 October 30
18:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1973 October 30
19:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 October 30
20:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 November 16
23:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Electric field Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).
1973 November 16
23:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).
1973 November 17
00:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 November 17
01:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).
1973 November 17
01:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 December 2
14:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Barium release Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1973 December 6
07:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Barium release Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1973 December 6
09:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 1
22:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 1
22:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 3
05:24 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 3
05:40 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 30
16:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 3
23:25 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 6
23:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1974 September 11
11:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 24
23:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 27
02:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 28
11:32 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 October 15
07:47 GMT - . Launch Site: San Marco. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout B-1.- Ariel 5 - . Payload: UK 5. Mass: 129 kg (284 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1980-03-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 7471 . COSPAR: 1974-077A. Apogee: 549 km (341 mi). Perigee: 504 km (313 mi). Inclination: 2.90 deg. Period: 94.90 min. X-ray observatory. Cosmic X-ray astronomy. Injection point: 2.7S, 58.2E. Anticipated life: 5 years. Time of launch: 07:47:00.25 GMT. Decay also (belatedly) noted in ST/SG/SER.E/216. .
1974 November 29
10:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 November 29
10:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 November 29
12:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 2
12:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
20:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
20:58 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
22:26 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
22:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 17
11:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 17
12:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 18
11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 18
12:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
00:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
00:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
00:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
07:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 19
08:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 19
08:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 19
13:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 March 15
16:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 March 16
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 March 19
09:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 March 24
00:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 May 3
19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 September 8
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 September 9
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 September 9
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 November 28
12:28 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 November 28
12:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 January 21
15:55 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly B-VI-2 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA, SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1976 January 21
18:17 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly B-VI-3 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA, SRC. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).
1976 May 6
11:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 May 6
12:21 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 June 4
04:23 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 June 4
04:39 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 July 5
11:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 November 21
21:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1976 December 11
02:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1977 February 7
22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 7
23:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 7
23:26 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 11
12:33 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 11
13:18 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 11
13:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 June 27
11:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 June 27
12:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 October 16
22:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1977 October 16
22:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1977 November 17
21:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1977 December 5
02:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1978 February 2
13:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 2
13:33 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 2
13:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La Ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).
1978 February 6
00:20 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 6
01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 7
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 7
01:01 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 July 30
22:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 August 13
00:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 January 25
21:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1979 January 27
20:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1979 March 19
00:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. FAILURE: Failure.1979 March 28
15:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1979 April 25
12:24 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 June 2
23:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: Wallops Island LA3A. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout D-1.- Ariel 6 - . Payload: UK 6. Mass: 154 kg (339 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1990-09-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 11382 . COSPAR: 1979-047A. Apogee: 383 km (237 mi). Perigee: 372 km (231 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg. Period: 92.10 min. Detection of heavy cosmic particles and X-ray astronomy. Launch time 2326 GMT. Also registered by the United States in ST/SG/SER.E/26, with parameters 97.2 min, 601 x 653 km x 55.0 deg, category A. .
1979 July 20
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 July 20
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 July 20
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 September 24
05:32 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2. FAILURE: Failure.1979 October 3
18:42 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 July 26
23:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 November 11
00:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 November 16
03:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 November 30
23:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1981 February 7
20:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1981 December 1
15:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1981 December 9
17:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1981 December 16
14:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
21:27 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
21:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
22:10 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
22:57 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
23:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
23:28 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
23:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 August 4
00:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 August 11
23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1984 August 16
14:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 3924.- AMPTE 3 - . Payload: AMPTE-UKS UK Subsatellite. Mass: 77 kg (169 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: AMPTE. Decay Date: 1990-02-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 15201 . COSPAR: 1984-088C. Apogee: 113,417 km (70,473 mi). Perigee: 1,002 km (622 mi). Inclination: 26.90 deg. Period: 2,659.60 min. Detected tracer ions released into magnetosphere by IRM. Magnetosphere research satellite. Launch time 1447 GMT. (Document quotes geocentric distances, which have been converted to orbital heights.).