Scout 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.
Mission Details
- Launch date: April 26, 1962 at 10:49 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Scout X-2
- Operator: US Navy
- Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Mission type: Astrophysics