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Nutzlast / Mission

LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B

Typ
Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

LES 8 and 9 were experimental nuclear-powered geostationary communications satellites. Solrad 11A and 11B were scientific satellites designed to monitor the solar X-ray, UV and energetic particle emissions.