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UoSAT-4, also known as UO-15 and OSCAR-15, is a British satellite in Low Earth Orbit. It was built by a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and launched in January 1990 from French Guiana.[1]

UoSAT-4 was launched on the same rocket as its sister satellite, UoSAT-3.[2]

Mission

UoSAT-4 carried equipment to supplement UoSAT-3, but failed after two days in orbit.[2]

The satellite forms part of the growing amounts of orbital debris orbiting around the Earth. The payload will decay in the Earth's atmosphere some time in the future.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sat Cat". Celestrak. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "UoSat 3, 4, 5 (UO 14, 15, 22 / Oscar 14, 15, 22) / Healthsat 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Oscar 15 - Orbit". Heavens-Above. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.


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