flown missionFailure

Scout X-2 | SOLRAD 4B

US NavySpace Launch Complex 5 — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
SOLRAD 4B
Type
Astrophysics
Target 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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Scout X-2
Family
Scout
Variant
X-2
Provider
US Navy
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles