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OSO 4

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OSO 4 is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 18, 1967 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
October 18, 1967 at 03:58 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OSO 4

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
143 km
Periapsis
136 km
Inclination
32.96°
Orbital period
87.28 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
285 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-100A
NORAD catalog №
3000
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.1489 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 15, 1982

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 15, 1982
Time in service
14.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed