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- This NRL satellite was one of the Solrad series that began in 1960 to provide continuous coverage of solar radiation with a set of standard photometers. Solrad 9 was a spin-stabilized satellite oriented with its spin axis perpendicular to the sun-satellite line so that the 14 solar X-ray and UV photometers pointing radially outward from its equatorial belt viewed the sun with each revolution. General Information: Designation: 03141 / 68017A Launch date: 5 Mar 1968 Country of origin: United States Mission: Scientific (Observation of the Sun) Perigee/Apogee: 353/433 km Inclination: 59.3° Period: 92.4 min Launch vehicle: Scout #60 Decay: 16 Nov 1990
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Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: SOLRAD-9 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Solar/Space Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: SOLRAD Short_Name: SOLRAD-9 Long_Name: Solar Radiation-9 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: SOLRAD-9 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SXP End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 59.3 degrees Period: 92.4 minutes Perigee: 353 km Apogee: 433 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-01-14 Online_Resource: http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0686019 Sample_Image: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app3/1968-017a.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1968-03-15 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group
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