Draft:LUSAT-1
Argentine amateur radio satellite
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LUSAT-1 (also known as LUSAT-OSCAR 19 or LO-19) is an Argentine amateur radio communications satellite launched on 22 January 1990 aboard an Ariane 4 rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. It was developed by AMSAT Argentina.[1]
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| Mission type | Amateur radio communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | AMSAT Argentina |
| COSPAR ID | 1990-005G |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | ~13.7 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 22, 1990 |
| Rocket | Ariane 4 |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Periapsis altitude | 776 km |
| Apoapsis altitude | 794 km |
| Inclination | 98.2° |
| Period | 100.56 min |
After reaching orbit it received the designation OSCAR-19 as part of the international OSCAR amateur radio satellite programme.[2][3]
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