Solrad 4B

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

10:49:00

Thursday April 26, 1962

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Fourth stage failed to ignite.

SOLRAD 4B

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

25 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Scout X-2

Active in 1962

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo

Agency

NASA

Rocket

Height: 25m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 76 kg

Liftoff Thrust

440 Kilonewtons

Stages

4

Launch Site

LA-3

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Fastest Turnaround

38 days 19 hours

Stats

Scout


5th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1962

1962


17th

Orbital launch attempt