UoSAT-4

UoSAT-4
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	OSCAR
Operator	University of Surrey
COSPAR ID	1990-005C^[1]
SATCAT №	20438

Manufacturer	SSTL

Start of mission
Launch date	22 January 1990, 01:35:27 (1990-01-22UTC01:35:27Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 40^[2]
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Inclination	98 degrees

UoSAT-4, also known as UO-15 and OSCAR-15, is a British satellite in Low Earth Orbit. It was built by a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and launched in January 1990 from French Guiana.^[1]

UoSAT-4 was launched on the same rocket as its sister satellite, UoSAT-3.^[2]

Mission

UoSAT-4 carried equipment to supplement UoSAT-3, but failed after two days in orbit.^[2]

The satellite forms part of the growing amounts of orbital debris orbiting around the Earth. The payload will decay in the Earth's atmosphere some time in the future.

References

1 2 "Sat Cat". Celestrak. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
1 2 3 "UoSat 3, 4, 5 (UO 14, 15, 22 / Oscar 14, 15, 22) / Healthsat 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

UoSAT satellites

UoSAT-1 UoSAT-2 UoSAT-3 UoSAT-4 UoSAT-5 UoSAT-12

See also: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)

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