Ariel 2

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite
gptkbp:analyzes ongoing
gptkbp:availableFormats digital
gptkbp:collaborations NASA
gptkbp:collection atmospheric_data
gptkbp:communicationEquipment gptkb:UHF
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dataTransmission 1.5 kbps
gptkbp:dataUsage climate research
international collaboration
scientific journals
long-term
open access
gptkbp:debutYear 1971
gptkbp:decommissioned 1974
gptkbp:design 3 years
gptkbp:hasPartnershipsWith yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ariel 2
gptkbp:isLocatedIn peer-reviewed
gptkbp:launchDate 1971-04-05
gptkbp:launched gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
150 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle Scout X-4
gptkbp:legacy pioneering satellite research
gptkbp:mission scientific research
government funded
influential in satellite design.
low_Earth_orbit
gptkbp:missions 3 years
successful
Earth_observation
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1971-1974
decommissioned
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 600 km
100 minutes
50 degrees
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 150 kg
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission study_of_the_Earth's_atmosphere
gptkbp:recordings 100 km
gptkbp:research remote sensing
gptkbp:researchContribution atmospheric studies
gptkbp:researchFocus ionosphere
gptkbp:researchInterest high
environmental monitoring
numerous
significant
various institutions
gptkbp:scientificName international
spectrometers
study atmospheric phenomena
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1974
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ariel_3
gptkbp:type scientific data
gptkbp:weight 150 kg