Ariel 1
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Ariel 1, was the first British-American satellite, and the first satellite in the Ariel programme. Its launch in 1962 made the United Kingdom the third country to operate a satellite, after the Soviet Union and the United States. Wikipedia
Launch date: April 26, 1962 at 1:00 PM GMT-5
Manufacturer: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17
Decay date: 24 May 1976
Launch mass: 62 kilograms (137 lb)
Names: UK-1, S-55
Reference system: Geocentric