Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 17 (DOVE) at a glance.
Uptime
12949
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: 100.396 minutes
Inclination: 98.8882 deg
SMA: 7155.48 km
Apoapsis: 785.478 km
Periapsis: 769.212 km
RAAN: 202.6392 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011366
Argument of periapsis: 138.0267 deg
Mean anomaly: 335.2434 deg
Mean motion: 14.34315174 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000114 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00005709 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 17 (DOVE)
TLE line 1: 1 20440U 90005E 25186.60143851 .00000114 00000-0 57090-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 20440 98.8882 202.6392 0011366 138.0267 335.2434 14.34315174852656
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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