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1962 · US Navy

SOLRAD 4B

failureScout X-2 | SOLRAD 4B

SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 4B was a solar X-ray, ultraviolet, and electronic surveillance satellite. Developed by the United States Navy's United States Naval Research Laboratory, it was the fifth in both the SOLRAD and the GRAB (Galactic Radiation And Background) programs.

Overview

Date / time
April 26, 1962 at 10:49 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
SOLRAD 4B
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout X-2 →
Launch provider
US Navy →