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Injun 4

NASA satellite of the Explorer program and Injun series. Injun 4 was launched on November 21, 1964 aboard a Scout X-4 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1964-076BNORAD 932United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Explorer 25
Common name
Injun 4
Payload designation
Injun 4
Other names
Injun IV
International designator
1964-076B
NORAD catalog number
932
GCAT identifier
S00932
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.088

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
Injun
Country
United States
Builder
Bendix Systems Div.
Platform (bus)
Bendix Utility

Launch

Date
November 21, 1964 · 17:09 UTC
Launch record
1964-076Success
Rocket
Scout X-4
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad PALC-D

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
528 km
Apogee
2,492 km
Inclination
81.35°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
July 1966
End of operations
July 1966

Size

Mass
41 kg
Dry mass
41 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9257134 (CC0).