Solrad 8 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

19 Nov 1965, 4:48am

Location

Wallops Island Launch Site

Wallops Island

Pad

Launch Area 3A

Launch Service Provider

NASA logo

NASA

Vehicle

Scout X-4

Mission

Solrad 8

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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