Status
Success
Miranda (X-4)
Launch Time
Sat Mar 09, 1974 02:22 UTC
Sat Mar 09, 1974 02:22 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Miranda (X-4)
The British Miranda satellite, also known as X-4, was an experimental spacecraft. It was designed to serve as an engineering test bed to check the application of a three-axis integrating gyro system for attitude control and a three-axis rate gyro system for rate control.
The satellite was in the form of a box 83.5 cm high, with a square base 66.5 cm on a side. Electrical power to the spacecraft was supplied from batteries and solar panels. When fully deployed the panels measured 250 cm in length.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 92.0 kg
Polar Orbit
Location
SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1974
14th orbital launch attempt
Scout
68th mission
2nd mission of 1974
55th successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission