NASA Scout X-4 Solrad 8
Scout X-4
Status
Success
Date
19 NOV 1965
04:48
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 3A
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Scout X-4
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
513 kN