SOLRAD 1 is the public designation for SOLRAD/GRAB 1, a combination science and surveillance satellite launched into orbit on 22 June 1960. It was the first satellite to successfully observe solar X-r
SOLRAD/GRAB 1 model at the National Cryptologic Museum
SOLRAD 1 on top of Transit 2A with four of its creators. From left: Martin J. Votaw, George G. Kronmiller, Alfred R. Conover, and Roy A. Harding.
Lift-off of the Thor-Ablestar rocket with Transit 2A and SOLRAD 1 satellites.
GRAB radio control hut and team overseas