Mission record

Thor Agena D | Star-Rad

Thor Agena D· Space Launch Complex 2W· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Elliptical
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Fri, 26 Oct 1962 16:14:39 GMT
Orbital launch #
#209 ever

Mission

Star-Rad (Starfish Radiation) was a military scientific payload to study the artificial radiation belts created by the Starfish-Prime nuclear test.

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