Ōsumi

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:20:00

Tuesday December 20, 1966

Mission Details

Launch Notes

The launch was a failure, the fourth stage failed to ignite.

Ōsumi

Wiki

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

Retired
Lambda-IV S

Active 1966 to 1970

University of Tokyo logo

Agency

UT

Rocket

Height: 16.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 12 kg

Stages

4

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

Lambda Pad

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Fastest Turnaround

84 days 23 hours

Stats

Lambda 4S


2nd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1966

University of Tokyo


2nd

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1966

1966


127th

Orbital launch attempt