UoSAT-4

{{Short description|Failed British Low Earth Orbit Satellite}}

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{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = UoSAT-4

| image =

| image_caption = UoSAT-4 artist's concept

| mission_type = OSCAR

| operator = University of Surrey

| website =

| COSPAR_ID = 1990-005C{{cite web|title=Sat Cat|url=http://celestrak.com/satcat/1990/1990-005.asp|publisher=Celestrak|access-date=27 June 2012}}

| SATCAT = 20438

| mission_duration =

| spacecraft_bus =

| manufacturer = SSTL

| dry_mass =

| launch_mass =

| dimensions =

| power =

| launch_date = {{start-date|22 January 1990, 01:35:27|timezone=yes}} UTC

| launch_rocket = Ariane 40{{cite web|title=UoSat 3, 4, 5 (UO 14, 15, 22 / Oscar 14, 15, 22) / Healthsat 1|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/uosat-3.htm|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=27 June 2012}}

| launch_site = Kourou ELA-2

| launch_contractor =

| disposal_type =

| deactivated =

| last_contact =

| decay_date =

| orbit_epoch = 15 April 2019, 20:59 {{cite web |url=http://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=20438 |title=Oscar 15 - Orbit |work=Heavens-Above |date=15 April 2019 |access-date=16 April 2019}}

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Sun-synchronous

| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|780|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|796|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| orbit_inclination = 98.8074 degrees

| orbit_period = 100.6 minutes

| apsis = gee

| programme = OSCAR

| previous_mission = OSCAR 14

| next_mission = OSCAR 16

}}

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.

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

Mission

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

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.

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