San Marco 4 (San Marco C2), an Italian CRS–NASA atmospheric science satellite measuring equatorial thermosphere density, composition, and temperature for correlation with Atmospheric Explorer-C. Scout D-1 from the San Marco platform off Kenya placed the ~164 kg craft in near-equatorial LEO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 176 kg
- Flight
- 5th
- of 15 Scout D-1 flights
- Date and time
- 18 February 1974, 10:05 UTC
- Rocket
- Scout D-1
- Builder
- Vought
- Launch site
- San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1974-009
- Launches in 1974
- 10th of 113
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