Also called:
Solrad 10 or Solar Radiation C
Explorer
Date of launch (range):
July 8, 1971 (Wallops)
Launch vehicle:
Scout
Shape:
cylindrical (12-sided)
Weight (kg):
115
Dimensions (m):
0.76, diameter
0.58, height
Power source:
solar panels plus NiCd battery
Prime contractor:
in-house, Naval Research
Laboratory
Date of reentry:
Dec. 15, 1979
Responsible NASA center:
Wallops Station, responsible for
launch vehicle, technical support, and tracking and data
acquisition.
Project coordinator:
W. H. Lee
Objectives:
To monitor the solar flux in a number
of wavelength bands of interest to solar and aeronomy
research; a joint project with the Naval Research
Laboratory, with NRL providing the spacecraft and
experiments.
Experiments:
.
solar x-ray monitor, 2
solar electron temperature
solar Lyman Alpha monitor
solar ultraviolet monitor
solar ultraviolet continuum
flash
background x-ray level
solar hard x-ray continuum
solar Lyman Alpha bursts
solar hard x-ray monitor
solar excitation of F-layer
skin anti-solar temperature
stellar x-ray variations
Results:
Successful.
Reference: MOR S-858-71-03, June 21, 1971.