20441 - MICROSAT 3

Microsat 3 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. It also took photographs and transmitted earth images. Microsat 3 was also known as Webersat for Weber State College, the satellite developer.

Alternate Names

OSCAR 18
Microsat 3

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1990-01-22
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 16.03 kg