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About this launch
French Earth observation satellite
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 40
MissionEarth Science · LEO
Earth Science · LEO
What it put in orbit8 catalogued objects, 7 of them satellites
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 7 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOT 2 1990-005A | Payload | 557 × 739 km · 98.7° | Globe |
| UOSAT 3 (UO-14) 1990-005B | Payload | 774 × 788 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| UOSAT 4 (UO-15) 1990-005C | Payload | 779 × 792 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| PACSAT (AO-16) 1990-005D | Payload | 771 × 786 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| DOVE (DO-17) 1990-005E | Payload | 769 × 784 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| WEBERSAT (WO-18) 1990-005F | Payload | 770 × 786 km · 98.9° | Globe |
| LUSAT (LO-19) 1990-005G | Payload | 770 × 786 km · 98.9° | Globe |
| ARIANE 40 R/B 1990-005H | Rocket body | 752 × 765 km · 98.3° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1990-005. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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