LUSAT (LO-19) (20442)

COSPAR: 1990-005G | Alt Name: LUSAT-OSCAR-19

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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

20442

International Designator

1990-005G

Epoch

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Inclination

98.88°

Right Ascension

206.83°

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Argument of Perigee

153.28°

Period

100.41 min

Mean Motion

14.34 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

LUSAT (LO-19)

Alternative Name

LUSAT-OSCAR-19

Type

Payload

Status

Partially operational

Owner

AMLU

Country

Argentina

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 20442U 90005G   26184.57758943  .00000134  00000-0  64483-4 0  9992

2 20442  98.8845 206.8345 0012039 153.2825 206.8982 14.34128153904746

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Summary

LUSAT (LO-19), also known as LUSAT-OSCAR-19, is an amateur radio communication satellite manufactured by AMSAT-NA and owned by AMLU. It was launched on January 22, 1990, from the ELA2 launch pad at Kourou, French Guiana (FRGUI) aboard an Ariane 40 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a box shape with dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, diameter, and span, and weighs 12 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. LUSAT is powered by solar cells and batteries. Its NORAD catalog identifier is 20442, and it operates for amateur radio communication purposes.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.2

Diameter

0.2

Span

0.2

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box

Radar Cross Section

0.1459

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Lusat

Purpose

Amateur radio communication

Mission

Amateur radio communication

Manufacturer

AMNA

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Microsat

Configuration

AMSAT-NA Microsat

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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