SOLRAD 3
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solrad-3-172-12776401
title:
SOLRAD 3
text:
SOLRAD 3 was a solar X-ray satellite, the third in the SOLRAD program. Developed by the United States Navy's Naval Research Laboratory (USNRL), it shared satellite space with and provided cover for the Navy's GRAB 2, a secret electronic surveillance program. The satellite was launched atop a Thor-Ablestar rocket on 29 June 1961 along with Transit 4A and the University of Iowa's Van Allen Belts Injun 1 satellite. After reaching orbit, SOLRAD 3/GRAB 2 and INJUN 1 separated from Transit 4A but not
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U.S. solar X-ray and surveillance satellite
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLRAD_3
date created:
2019-01-06T04:39:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T23:38:44Z
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