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OSCAR 19 (LUSAT), 20442

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OSCAR 19 (LUSAT), 20442 is a payload satellite owned by AMSAT-LU (AR) 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
20442, 1990-005G
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
AMSAT-NA
Mission
Partially operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
MICROSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
12 kg wet, 12 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1990-01-22 (35 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 40
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.23 m
Radar Cross Section
0.079 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OSCAR 19 (LUSAT)
1 20442U 90005G   25124.93987932  .00000262  00000-0  11092-3 0  9996
2 20442  98.8992 130.1208 0010944 327.9795  32.0723 14.33939991843883
Epoch: 2025-05-04T22:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T22:33:25.573Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-71.29634°
Altitude
774.883 km
Speed
7.47 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 40m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
80.27656°
Longitude
174.51147°
Altitude
796.679 km
Speed
7.46 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 13m 49s
Apparent Declination
27° 51' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:56:00
Azimuth
10.015° NNE
Elevation
-21.518°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
783.57 km
Perigee altitude
767.911 km
Semi-major axis
7,153.877 km
Eccentricity
0.0010944
Inclination
98.8992°
RAAN
130.1208°
Arg. of periapsis
327.9795°
True anomaly
32.13897°
Mean anomaly
32.0723°
Eccentric anomaly
32.10563°
Mean motion
3.587 °/min
BSTAR
0.00011092
Orbital period
100.36 mins
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OSCAR 19 (LUSAT) Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
8 mins2025-05-05 12:32:30.791Z35.15° NE2025-05-05 12:36:30.791Z95.065° ESE30.211°2025-05-05 12:40:30.791Z159.31° S
7 mins2025-05-05 14:12:30.791Z341.538° N2025-05-05 14:15:30.791Z296.765° NW24.536°2025-05-05 14:19:30.791Z240.422° WSW
8 mins2025-05-05 23:48:30.791Z141.13° SSE2025-05-05 23:52:30.791Z61.663° ENE37.51°2025-05-05 23:56:30.791Z359.317° N
5 mins2025-05-06 01:29:30.791Z236.033° WSW2025-05-06 01:31:30.791Z263.263° W17.361°2025-05-06 01:34:30.791Z303.327° NW
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