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FailureSOLRAD 4B · US Navy
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 10:49 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 10:49 UTC – Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 10:49 UTC
Provider
US Navy
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
SOLRAD 4B
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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