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U.S. solar X-ray and surveillance satellite
SOLRAD 3 (from "solar radiation") was a solar X-ray satellite, the third in the SOLRAD program. Developed by the United States Navy's Naval Research Laboratory
SOLRAD_3
Series of American satellites
SOLRAD (short for "solar radiation") was an American series of satellites sponsored by the US Navy in a program to continuously monitor the Sun. SOLRAD
SOLRAD
U.S. satellite launched in 1960
SOLRAD 2 (from "solar radiation") was the public designation for a combination surveillance and solar X-rays and ultraviolet scientific satellite, the
SOLRAD_2
U.S. solar X-ray and surveillance satellite
SOLRAD 1 (from "solar radiation") is the public designation for SOLRAD/GRAB 1, a combination science and surveillance satellite launched into orbit on
SOLRAD_1
US navy surveillance satellite
SOLRAD 4 (from "solar radiation") was a solar X-rays, ultraviolet, and electronic surveillance satellite. Developed by the United States Navy's United
SOLRAD_4
American surveillance satellite
SOLRAD 4B (from "solar radiation") was a solar X-ray, ultraviolet, and electronic surveillance satellite. Developed by the United States Navy's United
SOLRAD_4B
First US orbital surveillance program
found application in subsequent surveillance programs. GRAB 2's SOLRAD experiment (SOLRAD 3) also contributed substantially to solar X-ray astronomy. Three
Galactic Radiation and Background
Galactic_Radiation_and_Background
Solar monitoring satellite
SOLRAD 7B was the eighth solar X-Ray monitoring satellite in the SOLRAD series and the fifth to successfully orbit the Earth. It was launched via Thor
SOLRAD_7B
Solar X-ray monitoring satellite
SOLRAD 7A was the seventh solar X-ray monitoring satellite in the SOLRAD series, and the fourth to successfully orbit the Earth. It was boosted into orbit
SOLRAD_7A
SOLRAD 6 (from "solar radiation"; also called SOLRAD 6A) was the sixth solar X-ray monitoring satellite in the United States Navy's SOLRAD series, the
SOLRAD_6
Series of satellites by the University of Iowa
Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2021. "Injun 3". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2021. "IE B
Injun_(satellite)
Defunct satellite
The SOLRAD 8,Explorer 30 or SE-A satellite was one of the NASA SOLRAD (Solar Radiation) program that began in 1960 to provide continuous coverage of solar
SOLRAD_8
Ablestar 008 Thor-DM21 Able-Star CCAFS LC-17B Transit 4A, Injun 1, GRAB-3 (Solrad 3) Navigation, Ionospheric, ELINT Success 1961-11-15 22:26 Thor 305 Ablestar
List of Thor-Ablestar launches
List_of_Thor-Ablestar_launches
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Solrad 10, also known Explorer 44, NRL-PL 165 and Explorer SE-C, was one of the SOLRAD series designed to provide continuous coverage of wavelength and
SOLRAD_10
American expendable launch system
Ablestar 008 Thor-DM21 Able-Star CCAFS LC-17B Transit 4A, Injun 1, GRAB-3 (Solrad 3) Navigation, Ionospheric, ELINT Success 1961-11-15 22:26 Thor 305 Ablestar
Thor-Ablestar
American comic strip
sometimes head-scratching, but most always surprising". In an interview with SOLRAD, Gallagher responded to criticisms that his humor was nonsensical, stating
Heathcliff_(comic_strip)
Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Atlas-D Mercury - Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3)". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Juno II - Explorer 11 (S
1961 in spaceflight (January–June)
1961_in_spaceflight_(January–June)
Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
April 1962, when a Scout X-2 launched SOLRAD 4B for the Naval Research Laboratory. It was the only probe in the SOLRAD series to launch from California; however
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_5
LC-75 Vandenberg LE-7 Vandenberg LE-8 Arguello LC-1-1 (Vandenberg SLC-3) Vandenberg PALC-1-1 Vandenberg SLC-1W Vandenberg SLC-1E Vandenberg
List of Thor and Delta launches (1960–1969)
List_of_Thor_and_Delta_launches_(1960–1969)
Satellite navigation system
failure) Transit 5A 3 (16.06.1963) Transit 5BN 1 and Transit 5E-1 (28.09.1963) Transit 5BN 2 and Transit 5E-3 (05.12.1963) Transit 5BN 3 and Transit 5E-2
Transit (satellite navigation system)
Transit_(satellite_navigation_system)
Comparison of a wide range of volumes
retrieved 18 November 2009: "5.1e+02 solRad" VizeR page for S Orionis, retrieved 18 November 2009: "5.3e+02 solRad" Humphreys, Roberta M.; VY Canis Majoris:
Orders_of_magnitude_(volume)
Amateur radio satellite
signals intelligence (ELINT) surveillance package, GGSE-2, GGSE-3, Surcal 2B, SECOR 3, SOLRAD 7B, and Dodedcapole 1) on 9 March 1965 from Vandenberg Air Force
OSCAR_3
Solar storms during solar cycle 20
among the largest since records began. It saturated the Solrad 9 X-ray sensor at approximately X5.3 but was estimated to be in the vicinity of X20, the threshold
August_1972_solar_storms
Experimental satellite
satellite launched simultaneously with four other satellites (including SOLRAD 7A and POPPY 3) on 11 January 1964 by the U.S. military from Vandenberg Air Force
GGSE-1
Family of US solid-propellant rocket motors
Aurora (P67-1), Orbiscal (P68-1), Lincoln Calibration Sphere 4, S3-2, Solrad 11A/B, SPX plume generator package, Freja, Meteor and Equator-S, Star 13C
Star_(rocket_stage)
Satellite that covertly collects data for intelligence or military applications
Electronic reconnaissance Signals intelligence, intercepts stray radio waves. SOLRAD is the earliest known. Optical imaging surveillance Earth imaging satellites
Reconnaissance_satellite
Book by Mort Walker
special example of the grawlix, a symbol resembling the planet Saturn. Solrads: radiating lines drawn from something luminous like a lightbulb or the
The_Lexicon_of_Comicana
program (SOLRAD) was conceived in the late 1950s to study the Sun's effects on Earth, particularly during periods of heightened solar activity. Solrad 1 was
History_of_X-ray_astronomy
Claims that Earth may have other natural satellites
2022. "Entry Dynamics". Chutes.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-30. "The Solrad 11A/B Satellites". NASA's HEASARC: Observatories. Retrieved 5 June 2024
Claimed_moons_of_Earth
Research Program". NASA. Retrieved October 4, 2015. 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7 on Oct. 3, 1967, Jacopo Prisco (July 28, 2020). "X-15: The fastest manned rocket plane
List of space programs of the United States
List_of_space_programs_of_the_United_States
2025 nonfiction book by Glenn Fleishman
account of the medium's technical mechanics. In a full-length review for SOLRAD, the critic Tom Shapira highlighted the book's attention to the largely
How_Comics_Are_Made
Alfred Hitchcock. June 22 – The United States Naval Research Laboratory SOLRAD 1 Galactic Radiation and Background program satellite is successfully launched
1960_in_the_United_States
Ongoing NASA space exploration program
series were launched by the Juno I launch vehicle in 1958, of which Explorer 3 and Explorer 4 were successful, while Explorer 2 and Explorer 5 failed to
Explorers_Program
Rocket launch site in Florida, US
12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 SLC-40 (Falcon 9) 4 4 SLC-41 (Atlas, Vulcan) 3 2 2 LC-39A (F9, FH) 1 1 LC-39B (SLS) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 1965 1970
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_40
American politician
Stewart reviews RADICAL: MY YEAR WITH A SOCIALIST SENATOR by Sofia Warren". Solrad: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics. "SVA Talk: Radical: A Political
Julia_Salazar
U.S. sounding and orbital rocket, 1962
and was successful. The second flight, launched on 26 April, carried the Solrad 4B satellite. It failed to reach orbit. Following this launch, the Scout
Scout_X-2
Expendable launch system used by the US Air Force
Stage 2: 7.9 m Stage 3: 4.57 m Diameter: Stage 0: 3.05 m Stage 1: 3.05 m Stage 2: 3.05 m Stage 3: 3.05 m Mass: Stage 0: Empty 33,798 kg/ea; Full 226,233 kg/ea
Titan_IIIC
[SEC]
0 in) in diameter, in construction similar to Vanguard III and the early SOLRAD/Galactic Radiation and Background (GRAB) spacecraft. The satellites massed
SECOR
Naval Research Laboratory. GRAB had an unclassified experiment called Solrad, and an ELINT package called Tattletale. Tattletale was also called Canes;
US signals intelligence in the Cold War
US_signals_intelligence_in_the_Cold_War
2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021. "Thor Agena". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 August 2021. TRW Space Log. TRW Systems Group. 4 August 1960. pp. 10–12 –
List of Thor DM-21 Agena-D launches
List_of_Thor_DM-21_Agena-D_launches
Seventh satellite of the Explorer program
Vanguard 3 ) and electronic difficulties in the feedback amplifier. Successful measurement of solar X-rays would have to wait for next year's SOLRAD 1, which
Explorer_7
Graphic novel by Joe Casey
Relevance: Ryan Carey Reviews JESUSFREAK by Joe Casey and Benjamin Marra – SOLRAD". September 24, 2021. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved
Jesusfreak_(graphic_novel)
American writer and teacher
graduation. He regularly writes reviews for NewPages.com, The Comics Journal, solrad, Intima, and Soapberry Review. He has also written about running for Like
Kevin_Brown_(poet)
Force Solrad 6A US Navy/NRL Low Earth Radiation 1 August Successful LOFTI 2B US Navy/NRL Low Earth Ionospheric Technology 18 July Successful Surcal 3 Low
1963 in spaceflight (April–June)
1963_in_spaceflight_(April–June)
Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-07. "Vintage ISEE-3 satellite makes long-awaited flyby on Sunday". Los Angeles Times. 2014-08-09
List of failed Thor and Delta launches
List_of_failed_Thor_and_Delta_launches
Failed rocket launch
returned no useful data. It was not until the instruments were orbited on SOLRAD 1 on 22 June 1960, a combination surveillance/science satellite designed
Vanguard_TV-5
Astronomers' Universe Series, Springer, p. 37, Bibcode:2012nesg.book.....W, ISBN 978-3-642-22838-4 Boelling, Donald; Stumpf, David. "Titan II Vandenberg Test Launch
List_of_Titan_launches
Reconnaissance In orbit Successful 5 March 18:28 Scout-B Wallops LA-3 Explorer 37 (Solrad 9) NASA Low Earth Research 16 November 1990 Successful 6 March 11:02
1968_in_spaceflight
Branch of astronomy that uses X-ray observation
such experiments, on Vanguard 3 and Explorer 7, failed as they were under-calibrated and quickly became saturated. SOLRAD 1, launched in 1960, was the
X-ray_astronomy
Month of 1960
spheres into separate orbits. The United States Naval Research Laboratory SOLRAD 1 Galactic Radiation and Background program satellite served as the first
June_1960
American cartoonist and editor
Rob (2020-01-27). "The Examined Life: Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League". SOLRAD. Retrieved 2022-03-13. McMillan, Graeme (2019-07-20). "Eisner Awards: The
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"Thor Agena". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 August 2021. "Thor-DM18 Agena-A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 August 2021. "Discoverer-14 1960-010A". NASA
List_of_Thor-Agena_launches
successful tests of a satellite navigation system. June 22 – The U.S. Navy SOLRAD 1 Galactic Radiation and Background program satellite is successfully launched
1960_in_science
on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012. Krebs, Gunter. "Meteor-1". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012
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the Scout rocket. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 Failure Partial Failure Success 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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3". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Scout X-1 - Explorer (S-56)". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B - KH-2 3 (Discoverer
1960 in spaceflight (September–December)
1960_in_spaceflight_(September–December)
Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the USA
the newly designated Space Launch Complex 2 was that of a Delta E with ESSA-3 on 2 October 1966 from SLC-2E. SLC-2E and SLC-2W are located approximately
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_2
27 April Successful 26 April Scout X-2 Point Arguello LC-D US Air Force Solrad 4B (GRAB-4B) US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth Radiation ELINT 26 April Launch
1962 in spaceflight (April–June)
1962_in_spaceflight_(April–June)
Successful SOLRAD 1 (GRAB-1) US Navy/NRL Low Earth Radiation research ELINT In orbit Successful 29 June 22:00:44 Thor DM-18 Agena-A Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 US
1960 in spaceflight (May–August)
1960_in_spaceflight_(May–August)
January Launch failure SECOR (ERGS) US Army Intended: Low Earth Geodesy Solrad 4 (GRAB-4) US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth Radiation ELINT Injun 2 Iowa
1962 in spaceflight (January–March)
1962_in_spaceflight_(January–March)
Technology demonstration In orbit Successful SOLRAD 11A NRL High Earth orbit Heliophysics In orbit Successful SOLRAD 11B NRL High Earth orbit Heliophysics In
1976_in_spaceflight
19 November 04:48:27 Scout X-4 Wallops Island LA-3A NASA Explorer 30 (Solrad 8/SR-8/SE-A) NASA/NRL Low Earth Solar 20 November 1967 Successful 23 November
1965 in spaceflight (October–December)
1965_in_spaceflight_(October–December)
18:29:47 Thor SLV-2 Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 US Air Force Poppy 4A (SOLRAD 7B) NRL Low Earth Radiation In orbit Successful GRAB-6 (NRL-PL 142/Poppy
1965 in spaceflight (January–March)
1965_in_spaceflight_(January–March)
20:07 Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 US Air Force Poppy 3A (Solrad 7A) NRL Low Earth Radiation In orbit Successful Poppy 3B (NRL-PL
1964 in spaceflight (January–March)
1964_in_spaceflight_(January–March)
(Discoverer 11)". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Luna (8K72) - E-3 n°3 (Luna-3)". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Atlas Missile Hits The
1960 in spaceflight (January–April)
1960_in_spaceflight_(January–April)
SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD 3
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Soden.Italian (Venetian) : variant of Soldano.
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name SOLADA means "hearkens."
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, French, German, Jamaican, Polish, Swedish, Teutonic
Brave Adviser; Honest Advisor; Courageous Advice; Wise; Bold; Wise Counselor; Experience Advisor
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beauty
Male
English
 Variant spelling of German Konrad, CONRAD means "bold counsel." In use by the English.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Beauty; Face
Boy/Male
German Teutonic Polish Swedish
Brave adviser; honest advisor.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Desire
Male
Iranian/Persian
(سهراب) Persian name SOHRAB means "bright, shining."
Boy/Male
Sikh
The Sun
Girl/Female
Spanish
Solitary.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Jewish (American) : variant spelling of Soloway.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Divine, Celestial, The beautifulness
Female
Japanese
(空) Japanese unisex name SORA means "sky."
Boy/Male
German American Slavic Teutonic
Honest advisor Brave; wise.
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Osvif.
Male
Serbian
(Обрад) Serbian name OBRAD means "happiness."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant Seward.
Male
German
Variant form of Old High German Kuonrat, KONRAD means "bold counsel."Â
Boy/Male
Persian
Name of a hero.
SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD 3
Boy/Male
Muslim
Arcturus star
Female
English
Variant of spelling English Terra, TERA means "land."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Persian
Mirror; Heavenly; Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Part of Sun
Female
English
English pet form of French Caroline, CARRIE means "man."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The Rising Sun
Male
Yiddish
(×¡Ö¶× Ö°×“Ö¶×¨) Yiddish form of English Alexander, SENDER means "defender of mankind."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sincere
Girl/Female
Muslim
Garland of Rudraksh
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Cottage on the Winding Path
SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD 3
imp. & p. p.
of Soar
n.
A platform in a shaft, especially one of those between the series of ladders in a shaft.
a.
Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.
n.
A sultan.
a.
Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
a.
United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.
a.
Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.
v. t.
To cover, or provide with, a sollar.
a.
Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.
a.
Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
n.
A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.
a.
A variant of Sovereign.
a.
Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system, below.
n.
A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad.
n.
Solary; military pay.
n.
See Solar, n.
n.
A solan goose.
imp. & p. p.
of Sour
a.
Solar.
imp. & p. p.
of Solve