Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 17 (DOVE) at a glance.
Uptime
13004
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 17 (DOVE).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 17 (DOVE)
International designator: 1990-005E
Object number (NORAD): 20440
Object ID (CCSDS): 20440
Country: BRAZIL (BRAZ)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.395 minutes
Inclination: 98.8891 deg
SMA: 7155.407 km
Apoapsis: 784.59 km
Periapsis: 769.955 km
RAAN: 259.514 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00102268
Argument of periapsis: 346.2291 deg
Mean anomaly: 81.3561 deg
Mean motion: 14.34337031 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000221 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000095240457 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 17 (DOVE)
TLE line 1: 1 20440U 90005E 25241.91131990 .00000221 00000-0 95240-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 20440 98.8891 259.5140 0010227 346.2291 81.3561 14.34337031860580
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 17 (DOVE).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object OSCAR 17 (DOVE).
Associated space launch
French Earth observation satellite
OSCAR 17 (DOVE) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | SPOT 2’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | SPOT 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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