Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
US Navy
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 26 Apr 1962 10:49:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#160 ever
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.