Scout X-4 | Solrad 8

Launch information

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Mission description

The NRL Solrad 8 satellite was one of the Solrad series that began in 1960 to provide continuous coverage of solar radiation with a set of standard photometers.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Scout X-4 | Solrad 8’.

Launch image Scout X-4 | Solrad 8

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Nov. 19, 1965, 4:48 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Solrad 8 (LEO)

Launcher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rocket

Scout X-4

Location

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 3A

Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Scout X-4 | Solrad 8’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
1738 EXPLORER 30 LEO 59.71 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Scout X-4 | Solrad 8’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#496

To this date

Location Launch

#30

To this date

Pad Launch

#4

To this date

Agency Launch

#72

To this date

Orbital Launch

#104

Year 1965

Location Launch

#4

Year 1965

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1965

Agency Launch

#11

Year 1965

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