UT
/
Ōsumi
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
02:58:00
Monday September 26, 1966
Mission Details
Launch Notes
First orbital flight attempt of Lambda 4S. First Japanese orbital flight attempt. The launch was a failure due to the control of the attitude system.
Ōsumi
Osumi, or Ōsumi, is a simple technological demonstrator with a radio transmitter, a thermometer and an accelerometer.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
12 kilograms
Rocket
Launch Site
Stats
Lambda 4S
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 1966
University of Tokyo
1st
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1966
1966
96th
Orbital launch attempt