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UoSAT-3
Defunct British Low Earth Orbit Satellite. UoSAT-3 was launched on January 22, 1990 aboard a Ariane 40 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1990-005BNORAD 20437United Kingdom
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- UoSAT-OSCAR-14
- Common name
- UoSAT-3
- Payload designation
- UoSAT 3
- Other names
- UO-14
- International designator
- 1990-005B
- NORAD catalog number
- 20437
- GCAT identifier
- S20437
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/219
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Uosat
- Owner
- SSTL
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Builder
- Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
- Platform (bus)
- UoSAT
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
- 786 km
- Apogee
- 805 km
- Inclination
- 98.71°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- November 2003
- End of operations
- November 2003
Size
- Mass
- 46 kg
- Dry mass
- 46 kg
- Length
- 0.7 m
- Diameter
- 0.40 m
- Span
- 6.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7897870 (CC0).