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WEBERSAT (WO-18) (20441)
COSPAR: 1990-005F | Alt Name: WEBERSAT-OSCAR-18
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Launch Details
Launch Date
January 22, 1990
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELA2
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 40
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
20441
International Designator
1990-005F
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:54:07 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
98.87°
Right Ascension
213.92°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
166.15°
Period
100.42 min
Mean Motion
14.34 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
WEBERSAT (WO-18)
Alternative Name
WEBERSAT-OSCAR-18
Type
Payload
Status
Non-operational
Owner
WEBC
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 20441U 90005F 26185.03758243 .00000127 00000-0 62216-4 0 9990
2 20441 98.8716 213.9203 0011443 166.1548 223.5778 14.33996072904478
Source: Celestrak
Summary
WEBERSAT (WO-18), also known as WEBERSAT-OSCAR-18, is a US amateur communication and imaging satellite launched on January 22, 1990, from the ELA2 launch pad at FRGUI using an Ariane 40 vehicle. The satellite, manufactured by WEB/AMNA for WEBC, has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length with a diameter and span of 0.2 meters each, and it weighs 12 kilograms dry. It is configured as an AMSAT-NA Microsatellite and equipped with a CCD color camera and a visual light spectrometer. The power supply for WEBERSAT comes from solar cells and batteries. Its shape is box-like with a radar cross-section of 0.1218 square meters, and it was launched with the same mass as its dry weight.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.2
Span
0.2
Dry Mass
12
Launch Mass
12
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.1218
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Webersat
Purpose
Amateur communication, imaging
Mission
Amateur communication, imaging
Manufacturer
WEB/AMNA
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Microsat
Configuration
AMSAT-NA Microsat
Motor
None
Equipment
CCD Color Camera, Visual Light Spectrometer
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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