Radsat

Radsat was a satellite launched by the United States Air Force on 2 October 1972. It was equipped with a gamma-ray spectrometer, an extreme ultraviolet detector, a pair of low-altitude particle detectors, and a thermocontrol coating test instrument. Its mission was to measure gamma radiation.[1][2]

References

Krebs, Gunter. "Radcat (P68-1, P72-1)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
"The Radsat mission". heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

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Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).

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