Star-Rad Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

26 Oct 1962, 4:14pm

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Launch Service Provider

Mission

Star-Rad

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Elliptical Orbit

Star-Rad (Starfish Radiation) was a military scientific payload to study the artificial radiation belts created by the Starfish-Prime nuclear test.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

๐Ÿ”” Set up an email alert for upcoming launches

๐ŸŽฏ Never miss a launch
๐Ÿ“† Stay up to date

Get a weekly email containing all launches scheduled for the coming week.