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OSCAR 19
OSCAR 19 was launched on January 22, 1990 aboard a Ariane 40 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1990-005GNORAD 20442Argentina
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- LUSAT-OSCAR-19
- Common name
- OSCAR 19
- Payload designation
- Lusat
- Other names
- LO-19
- International designator
- 1990-005G
- NORAD catalog number
- 20442
- GCAT identifier
- S20442
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- AMSAT Micro
- Owner
- AMSAT-LU
- Country
- Argentina
- Builder
- AMSAT North America (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp)
- 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
- 790 km
- Apogee
- 805 km
- Inclination
- 98.71°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 1, 2023
- End of operations
- 1995
Size
- Mass
- 12 kg
- Dry mass
- 12 kg
- Length
- 0.2 m
- Diameter
- 0.20 m
- Span
- 0.2 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5984917 (CC0).