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Star-Rad

Thor Agena D · Government/Top Secret

1962Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg

Mission

Star-Rad (Starfish Radiation) was a military scientific payload to study the artificial radiation belts created by the Starfish-Prime nuclear test.

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Mission Facts

Provider: USAF
Rocket: Thor Agena D
Orbit: Elliptical
Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
NET precision: Year
Data source: LL2

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