Explorer 30 IQSY Solar Explorer SOLRAD Solar-Radiation Spacecraft Family
Explorer 30, an International Quiet Sun Year solar explorer also known as SOLRAD-3, was a NASA Scout-launched satellite placed in orbit on November 18, 1965. Six photometers and four Geiger-Mueller counters monitored solar X-rays and ultraviolet radiation with real-time and stored telemetry for continuity of solar-radiation observations.
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- Aliases
- Explorer 30Explorer XXXSOLRAD-3IQSY Solar Explorer1965 95AExplorer 30 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Explorer 30
- Full Name
- Explorer 30 IQSY Solar Explorer SOLRAD Solar-Radiation Spacecraft Family
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Explorer 30, an International Quiet Sun Year solar explorer also known as SOLRAD-3, was a NASA Scout-launched satellite placed in orbit on November 18, 1965. Six photometers and four Geiger-Mueller counters monitored solar X-rays and ultraviolet radiation with real-time and stored telemetry for continuity of solar-radiation observations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:41:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:41:40 UTC