Solrad
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SOLRAD (short for "solar radiation") was an American series of satellites sponsored by the US Navy in a program to continuously monitor the Sun. SOLRAD was the Naval Research Laboratory's first post-Vanguard satellite.
300px|thumb| A first-series SOLRAD/GRAB
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