Status
Failure
Ōsumi
Launch Time
Mon Sep 26, 1966 02:58 UTC
Mon Sep 26, 1966 02:58 UTC
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.
Rocket
Mission Details
Ōsumi
Osumi, or Ōsumi, is a simple technological demonstrator with a radio transmitter, a thermometer and an accelerometer.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 12.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Lambda Pad, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Stats
1966
96th orbital launch attempt
University of Tokyo
1st mission
2nd mission of 1966
1st failed mission
Lambda 4S
1st mission
1st mission of 1966
1st failed mission