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Scout X-2 | SOLRAD 4B launched on Thu, Apr 26, 1962, 10:49 AM UTC — a US Navy mission.
NET Thu, Apr 26, 1962, 10:49 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Scout X-2 to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Scout X-2 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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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Good to know
Scout X-2 | SOLRAD 4B is scheduled to lift off Thu, Apr 26, 1962, 10:49 AM UTC.
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Scout X-2 | SOLRAD 4B is an US Navy mission flying on a Scout X-2.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.