Radsat

Gamma radiation measurement satellite

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.

v t e ← 1971 Orbital launches in 1972 1973 →
Kosmos 471 OPS 1737 OPS 7719 Intelsat IV F-4 Kosmos 472 HEOS-2 Kosmos 473 Luna 20 Kosmos 474 OPS 1844 Kosmos 475 OPS 1570 Kosmos 476 Pioneer 10 Kosmos 477 Nauka-14KS No.1 TD-1A Kosmos 478 OPS 1678 Kosmos 479 OPS 5058 Kosmos 480 Kosmos 481 Venera 8 Meteor-MV No.23 Kosmos 482 Kosmos 483 Molniya-1 No.27 SRET-1 Kosmos 484 Nauka-5KS No.3 Interkosmos 6 Kosmos 485 Prognoz 1 Kosmos 486 Apollo 16 (PFS-2) OPS 5640 Kosmos 487 DS-P1-Yu No. 51 Kosmos 488 Kosmos 489 Kosmos 490 Nauka-1KS No.5 Molniya-2-2 OPS 6574 Kosmos 491 OPS 6371 Kosmos 492 Intelsat IV F-5 Kosmos 493 Kosmos 494 Kosmos 495 Kosmos 496 Prognoz 2 Interkosmos 7 Kosmos 497 Meteor-MV No.26 Kosmos 498 Kosmos 499 OPS 7293 OPS 7803 Kosmos 500 Kosmos 501 Kosmos 502 Kosmos 503 Kosmos 504 Kosmos 505 Kosmos 506 Kosmos 507 Kosmos 508 Kosmos 509 Kosmos 510 Kosmos 511 ERTS-1 Kosmos 512 DOS No.122 Kosmos 513 Explorer 46 Kosmos 514 Kosmos 515 Denpa Copernicus Kosmos 516 Kosmos 517 OPS 8888 Unnamed Triad 1 Kosmos 518 Kosmos 519 Kosmos 520 Explorer 47 Kosmos 521 Molniya-2-3 Radcat 2 Radsat Kosmos 522 Kosmos 523 OPS 8314 OPS 8314/2 Kosmos 524 Molniya-1 No.26 NOAA-2 OSCAR-6 Unnamed Kosmos 525 Nauka-16KS No.1L Kosmos 526 Meteor-M No.25 Kosmos 527 Kosmos 528 Kosmos 529 Kosmos 530 Kosmos 531 Kosmos 532 Kosmos 533 Kosmos 534 Kosmos 535 Kosmos 536 OPS 7323 Anik A1 Explorer 48 ESRO-4 Unnamed Kosmos 537 Interkosmos 8 Molniya-1 No.28 Apollo 17 Nimbus 5 Molniya-2-4 Kosmos 538 Aeros 1 OPS 9390 Kosmos 539 OPS 3978 Kosmos 540 Kosmos 541 Kosmos 542
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).

← 1971

Orbital launches in 1972

1973 →

Kosmos 471
OPS 1737
OPS 7719
Intelsat IV F-4
Kosmos 472
HEOS-2
Kosmos 473
Luna 20
Kosmos 474
OPS 1844
Kosmos 475
OPS 1570
Kosmos 476
Pioneer 10
Kosmos 477
Nauka-14KS No.1
TD-1A
Kosmos 478
OPS 1678
Kosmos 479
OPS 5058
Kosmos 480
Kosmos 481
Venera 8
Meteor-MV No.23
Kosmos 482
Kosmos 483
Molniya-1 No.27
SRET-1
Kosmos 484
Nauka-5KS No.3
Interkosmos 6
Kosmos 485
Prognoz 1
Kosmos 486
Apollo 16 (PFS-2)
OPS 5640
Kosmos 487
DS-P1-Yu No. 51
Kosmos 488
Kosmos 489
Kosmos 490
Nauka-1KS No.5
Molniya-2-2
OPS 6574
Kosmos 491
OPS 6371
Kosmos 492
Intelsat IV F-5
Kosmos 493
Kosmos 494
Kosmos 495
Kosmos 496
Prognoz 2
Interkosmos 7
Kosmos 497
Meteor-MV No.26
Kosmos 498
Kosmos 499
OPS 7293
OPS 7803
Kosmos 500
Kosmos 501
Kosmos 502
Kosmos 503
Kosmos 504
Kosmos 505
Kosmos 506
Kosmos 507
Kosmos 508
Kosmos 509
Kosmos 510
Kosmos 511
ERTS-1
Kosmos 512
DOS No.122
Kosmos 513
Explorer 46
Kosmos 514
Kosmos 515
Denpa
Copernicus
Kosmos 516
Kosmos 517
OPS 8888
Unnamed
Triad 1
Kosmos 518
Kosmos 519
Kosmos 520
Explorer 47
Kosmos 521
Molniya-2-3
Radcat 2
Radsat
Kosmos 522
Kosmos 523
OPS 8314
OPS 8314/2
Kosmos 524
Molniya-1 No.26
NOAA-2
OSCAR-6
Unnamed
Kosmos 525
Nauka-16KS No.1L
Kosmos 526
Meteor-M No.25
Kosmos 527
Kosmos 528
Kosmos 529
Kosmos 530
Kosmos 531
Kosmos 532
Kosmos 533
Kosmos 534
Kosmos 535
Kosmos 536
OPS 7323
Anik A1
Explorer 48
ESRO-4
Unnamed
Kosmos 537
Interkosmos 8
Molniya-1 No.28
Apollo 17
Nimbus 5
Molniya-2-4
Kosmos 538
Aeros 1
OPS 9390
Kosmos 539
OPS 3978
Kosmos 540
Kosmos 541
Kosmos 542

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).