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Solrad 1
U.S. solar X-ray and surveillance satellite. Solrad 1 was launched on June 22, 1960 aboard a Thor Ablestar from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Oct 5, 1960).
COSPAR 1960 ETA 2NORAD 46United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GREB
- Common name
- Solrad 1
- Payload designation
- GRAB SV2
- Other names
- Dyno 1,SR 1
- International designator
- 1960 ETA 2
- NORAD catalog number
- 46
- GCAT identifier
- S00046
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.001
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- GRAB
- Owner
- NRL
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Naval Research Lab
- Platform (bus)
- NRL 20"
Launch
- Date
- June 22, 1960 · 05:54 UTC
- Launch record
- 1960 ETASuccess
- Rocket
- Thor Ablestar
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 614 km
- Apogee
- 1,058 km
- Inclination
- 66.77°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- October 5, 1960
- Last known active
- Apr 18, 1961
- End of operations
- Apr 18, 1961
Size
- Mass
- 19 kg
- Dry mass
- 19 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.30 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9339405 (CC0).