LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Nov 19 1965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Solrad 8
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Scout X-4Description:
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Astrophysics
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Pad
Launch Area 3A