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

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