Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 2 was designed to carry out radio astronomy experiments and was used to measure galactic radio noise. March 27, 1964 at 17:25 UTC · Launch Successful Scout X-3 — Science and Engineering Research Council, to Low Earth Orbit Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA The world's 312th orbital launch attempt, and 19th of 1964. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs.