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Dove-OSCAR 17

Brazilian radio satellite. Dove-OSCAR 17 was launched on January 22, 1990 aboard a Ariane 40 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-005ENORAD 20440Brazil

Identity

Name in GCAT
DOVE-OSCAR-17
Common name
Dove-OSCAR 17
Payload designation
Dove
Other names
DO-17
International designator
1990-005E
NORAD catalog number
20440
GCAT identifier
S20440

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
AMSAT Micro
Owner
AMSAT-BR
Country
Brazil
Builder
Weber State Univ., Utah
Platform (bus)
Microsat

Launch

Date
January 22, 1990 · 01:35 UTC
Launch record
1990-005Success
Rocket
Ariane 40
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
787 km
Apogee
805 km
Inclination
98.72°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 1998
End of operations
March 1998

Size

Mass
12 kg
Dry mass
12 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7478511 (CC0).