OSCAR 17 (DOVE), 20440
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OSCAR 17 (DOVE), 20440 is a payload satellite owned by AMSAT-BR (BR) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 22 Jan 1990 UTC via an ARIANE 40 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
WEB/AMNA
Mission
Non-operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
MICROSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
12 kg wet, 12 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly, 0.23 m
Radar Cross Section
0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OSCAR 17 (DOVE)
1 20440U 90005E 25124.80726432 .00000298 00000-0 12293-3 0 9999
2 20440 98.8910 139.0939 0009966 329.1325 211.5859 14.34288777843799Epoch: 2025-05-04T19:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T19:22:27.637Z)
Latitude
-0.77235°
Longitude
165.42869°
Altitude
786.54 km
Speed
7.457 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 15m 53s
True Declination
0° 46' 04"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-35.32108°
Longitude
159.87103°
Altitude
793.394 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 40m 20s
Apparent Declination
-67° 14' 37"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:30:03
Azimuth
150.966° SSE
Elevation
-37.23°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1990 (1990-01-22 UTC)
OSCAR 17 (DOVE) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-05-05 13:31:18.423Z | 21.916° NNE | 2025-05-05 13:36:18.423Z | 108.046° ESE | 40.762° | 2025-05-05 13:40:18.423Z | 178.841° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-05-05 15:13:18.423Z | 319.504° NNW | 2025-05-05 15:15:18.423Z | 291.638° WNW | 16.405° | 2025-05-05 15:17:18.423Z | 266.206° W |
| 9 mins | 2025-05-06 00:47:18.423Z | 161.634° S | 2025-05-06 00:51:18.423Z | 125.841° SE | 44.533° | 2025-05-06 00:56:18.423Z | 347.95° N |
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