Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT) at a glance.
Uptime
13005
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 18 (WEBERSAT).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT)
International designator: 1990-005F
Object number (NORAD): 20441
Object ID (CCSDS): 20441
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.428 minutes
Inclination: 98.8979 deg
SMA: 7157.007 km
Apoapsis: 786.847 km
Periapsis: 770.898 km
RAAN: 258.3773 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00111422
Argument of periapsis: 358.0903 deg
Mean anomaly: 174.8235 deg
Mean motion: 14.33856118 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000243 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010424217 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 8:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT)
TLE line 1: 1 20441U 90005F 25242.83420370 .00000243 00000-0 10424-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 20441 98.8979 258.3773 0011142 358.0903 174.8235 14.33856118860447
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT).
Associated space launch
French Earth observation satellite
OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT) 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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