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L-4S-1

Lambda 4S launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on September 26, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

September 26, 1966 · 02:58 UTCLaunch 1966-F10Launch no. 617 in the log
RocketLambda 4S
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad L
OutcomeFailurestage 2 separation failure; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 26, 1966, 02:58
Launch designation
1966-F10
Mission
L-4S-1
Vehicle flight ID
L-4S-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
400 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.009 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2S*

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
L-4S-11966-F10Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.