LaunchesLES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
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LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
Titan IIIC · Dedicated Rideshare
1976Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral
Mission
LES 8 and 9 were experimental nuclear-powered geostationary communications satellites. Solrad 11A and 11B were scientific satellites designed to monitor the solar X-ray, UV and energetic particle emissions.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Titan IIIC
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2