Dove

Brazil

Spacecraft n°:

Brazilian spacecraft n°: 3

Short for Digital Orbiting Voice Encoder. Also called Microsat 2 or DO-17 or Oscar 17

Launch data:

Designation 20440 / 90005E
Launch date 22 Jan 1990
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-40 (V35)
MissionAmateur communications
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 781/797 km
Inclination 98.6°
Period 100.6 min
Mass at launch 9 kg

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufactor 
Platform Amsat-NA Microsat bus
Operator BRAMSAT
Mass at launch  12 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array Solar cells
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  


End of life

Out of service Mar 1998
Cause failure
Decay  

Transmission data:

Downlink 1200 bps Bell 202 AX.25, same as used in terrestrial Packet Radio, Synthesized Voice Beacon.
  145.825, 145.825 MHz

S-Band beacon 2401.221 MHz

Passive magnetic stabilization

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