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Launched 1965-11-19 04:48:27 UTCLaunch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
104th
orbital launch attempt in 1965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11th
launch this year
Launch Area 3A
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
100 d 10 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
25m
Diameter
1m
To low Earth orbit
103kg
Liftoff thrust
513kN
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