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OSCAR 4

Amateur radio satellite. OSCAR 4 was launched on December 21, 1965 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 12, 1976).

COSPAR 1965-108CNORAD 1902United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OSCAR 4
International designator: 1965-108C
NORAD catalog number: 1902
GCAT identifier: S01902
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.128

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: OSCAR
Owner: OSCAR
Country: United States
Builder: TRW Radio Club, Redondo Beach
Platform (bus): OSCAR

Launch

Date: December 21, 1965 · 14:00 UTC
Launch record: 1965-108Success
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO
Perigee: 162 km
Apogee: 33,561 km
Inclination: 26.80°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 12, 1976
Last known active: Mar 16, 1966
End of operations: Mar 16, 1966

Size

Mass: 18 kg
Dry mass: 18 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 0.5 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14174552 (CC0).