Launch Date
January 22, 1990
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELA2
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 40
NORAD ID
20437
International Designator
1990-005B
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.80°
Right Ascension
234.64°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
208.86°
Period
100.47 min
Mean Motion
14.33 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
UOSAT 3 (UO-14)
Alternative Name
UoSAT-OSCAR-14
Type
Status
Owner
SSTL
Country
United Kingdom
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 20437U 90005B 26185.09387870 .00000112 00000-0 57284-4 0 9998
2 20437 98.8019 234.6398 0009827 208.8597 180.8856 14.33272187904011
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.7
Diameter
0.4
Span
6.5
Dry Mass
46
Launch Mass
46
Shape
Box + Ant
Radar Cross Section
0.327
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
UoSAT 3
Purpose
Radio amateur communication, earth observation, technology
Mission
Radio amateur communication, earth observation, technology
Manufacturer
SSTL
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
UoSAT
Configuration
Microsat-70
Motor
None
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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