1965 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Solrad 8
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The NRL Solrad 8 satellite was one of the Solrad series that began in 1960 to provide continuous coverage of solar radiation with a set of standard photometers.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 19, 1965 at 04:48 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Area 3A
- Mission
- Solrad 8
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit