CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1967-0307
ARIEL 2 (UK-2)
ARIEL 2 (UK-2) (NORAD 771) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 November 1967, after 3 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
771
International designator
1964-015A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United Kingdom
Launched
27 Mar 1964Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Nov 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 7 months1,331 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
68 kg
Operator
UK DSIR
Built by
GSFC / WTA
Bus
Ariel
Programme
UK
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 7 monthsARIEL 2 (UK-2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1964-015
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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