National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-4Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Solrad 8
Launched
November 19, 1965
Image: U.S. Air Force
Summary
Solrad 8 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-4 from Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on November 19, 1965. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 72nd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 497th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Scout X-4 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of SR VIII, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 22, 1965, was 715 × 893 km inclined 59.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Scout X-4 flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 72nd launch11th this yearhumanity's 497th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SR VIII · NORAD 1738 · 1965-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPLORER 30
- Object ID
- 1965-093A
- Epoch
- 1965-11-22 22:59:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.28505881 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0123997
- Inclination
- 59.7087°
- Ascending node
- 256.1566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.0377°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.7169°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 54
- B*
- 0.0049989
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- SR VIII · NORAD 1738 · in orbit
Scout S138R Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this 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.
Pad
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
4th launch from Launch Area 3A, 3rd this year · 30th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
18 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
100 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Solrad 8 launch?
Solrad 8 launched on November 19, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Solrad 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Solrad 8?
Scout X-4, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-4 spec sheet
Where did Solrad 8 launch from?
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Solrad 8 reach?
The tracked orbit of SR VIII, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 22, 1965, was 715 × 893 km inclined 59.7°.
How many satellites did Solrad 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).