20440 - MICROSAT 2

Microsat 2 was launched by the same Ariane vehicle that launched SPOT-2 from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. It was an AMSAT amateur radio satellite carrying a Digital Orbiting Voice Encoder (DOVE) that synthesized voice messages received by students with portable receivers.

Alternate Names

OSCAR 17
Microsat 2

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1990-01-22
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 12.92 kg