Satellites
| Satellite | Launch date | Carrier rocket | Launch site | COSPAR ID | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel 1 | 1962-04-26 | Thor-Delta | Cape Canaveral | 1962-015A | |
| Ariel 2 | 1964-03-27 | Scout | Wallops Island | 1964-015A | |
| Ariel 3 | 1967-05-05 | Scout | Vandenberg AFB | 1967-042A | The first artificial satellite designed and constructed in the United Kingdom. |
| Ariel 4 | 1971-12-11 | Scout | Vandenberg | 1971-109A | |
| Ariel 5 | 1974-10-15 | Scout | San Marco | 1974-077A | Satellite operations were directed from a control centre at the Appleton Lab |
| Ariel 6 | 1979-06-02 | Scout | Wallops Island | 1979-047A | The last satellite in the Ariel series. |
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