Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 17 (DOVE) at a glance.
Uptime
13052
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: 100.393 minutes
Inclination: 98.8861 deg
SMA: 7155.307 km
Apoapsis: 784.482 km
Periapsis: 769.863 km
RAAN: 307.8553 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00102158
Argument of periapsis: 196.8144 deg
Mean anomaly: 249.7389 deg
Mean motion: 14.34367125 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000263 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011003802 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 10:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 17 (DOVE)
TLE line 1: 1 20440U 90005E 25288.93157707 .00000263 00000-0 11004-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 20440 98.8861 307.8553 0010216 196.8144 249.7389 14.34367125867320
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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