OSCAR 19 (LUSAT)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OSCAR 19 (LUSAT) 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 19 (LUSAT).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OSCAR 19 (LUSAT)

International designator: 1990-005G

Object number (NORAD): 20442

Object ID (CCSDS): 20442

Country: ARGENTINA (ARGN)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.42 minutes

Inclination: 98.9005 deg

SMA: 7156.59 km

Apoapsis: 786.518 km

Periapsis: 770.391 km

RAAN: 250.51 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00112672

Argument of periapsis: 345.5646 deg

Mean anomaly: 14.5214 deg

Mean motion: 14.33981574 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000193 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000085822171 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:55 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 19 (LUSAT)

TLE line 1: 1 20442U 90005G 25241.95505099 .00000193 00000-0 85822-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 20442 98.9005 250.5100 0011267 345.5646 14.5214 14.33981574860655

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 19 (LUSAT).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object OSCAR 19 (LUSAT).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-04-18 01:45:57	0.001292169	146.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-03-01 19:05:35	0.0001422672	127.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-12-31 09:33:00	0.0003138556	610.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-5 DEB	LEO	2024-11-07 20:11:38	0.0001075276	721.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-11-01 19:14:54	0.0001174392	933.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

French Earth observation satellite

OSCAR 19 (LUSAT) 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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