20442 - LUSAT

Lusat 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 carried a CCD camera for earth photography.

Alternate Names

Microsat 4
OSCAR 19

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1990-01-22
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 13.76 kg