United States Air ForceThor Delta C1Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OSO 4
Launched
October 18, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
OSO 4 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta C1 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 18, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 423rd launch, 51st this year and humanity's 760th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thor Delta C1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OSO 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 547 × 580 km orbit inclined 33.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta C1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Thor Delta C1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 423rd launch51st this yearhumanity's 760th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OSO 4 · NORAD 3000 · 1967-100 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OSO 4
- Object ID
- 1967-100A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-20 04:09:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.03462296 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023424
- Inclination
- 32.9839°
- Ascending node
- 53.2788°
- Arg. of perigee
- 253.1227°
- Mean anomaly
- 106.6811°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 23
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OSO 4 · NORAD 3000 · re-entered June 15, 1982
Delta 53 Stage 3 · re-entered May 2, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
32nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 6th this year · 211th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OSO 4 launch?
OSO 4 launched on October 18, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OSO 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OSO 4?
Thor Delta C1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta C1 spec sheet
Where did OSO 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did OSO 4 reach?
OSO 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 547 × 580 km orbit inclined 33.0°.
How many satellites did OSO 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).