Thor Agena D | Star-Rad
Status: Success | Launched: Oct 26, 1962 16:14 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor Agena D — Thor family
Mission
Star-Rad (Starfish Radiation) was a military scientific payload to study the artificial radiation belts created by the Starfish-Prime nuclear test.
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07T01:00:56.820087+00:00.