NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Solrad 4B

Launch Time
Thu Apr 26, 1962 10:49 UTC

Fourth stage failed to ignite.

Rocket

Scout X-2
NASA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 440 kN
Payload to LEO: 76 kg
Stages: 4
Rocket Height: 25.0 m

Mission Details

SOLRAD 4B

SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 4B was a solar X-ray, ultraviolet, and electronic surveillance satellite. Developed by the United States Navy's Naval Research Laboratory, it was the fifth in both the SOLRAD and the GRAB (Galactic Radiation and Background) programs.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 25.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LA-3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Stats

1962

17th orbital launch attempt

Scout

5th mission
1st mission of 1962
3rd failed mission