LUSAT
Mission information
Name
LUSAT
Alternate Names
LO-19
Satellite ID
ZDPY-4221-9426-0630-5344
NORAD ID
20442
Country of Origin

Argentina

Status
Satellite in orbit
Operational

Satellite is in orbit

Reception
Status
Unknown
Image
LUSAT
Mission timeline
Launch Date
1990-01-22T00:00:00+00:00
Description

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.

BPSK 1k2 Transceiver
Type
Transceiver
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
437150000
Baud
1200
Uplink Frequency
145840000
Uplink Mode
BPSK
Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
437125000
Downlink Drift
437.126 MHz (1350 Hz or 3088 ppb)
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Frequency
435078000
Unconfirmed
Yes
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
Observer Latest Data
PE0SAT-31-JO21mr 2026-09-09 18:00:40 UTC
329CZ144-JN99bu 2026-09-09 06:38:28 UTC
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30 days.
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2026-09-09 19:19:49 UTC
TLE Set
1 20442U 90005G   26252.60139546  .00000057  00000-0  37256-4 0  9996
2 20442 98.8829 276.7231 0010822 322.9737 37.0699 14.34142747914490
Satellite Suggestion History

Transmitter Suggestion History