Dove

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

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General

Designation	20440 / 90005E
Launch date	22 Jan 1990
Country of origin	Brazil
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	781/797 km
Inclination	98.6°
Period	100.6 min
Launch vehicle	Ariane V35
Mass at launch	9 kg

Based on a Amsat-NA Microsat bus

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End of life

Out of service	Mar 1998
Cause	failure
Decay

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External resources

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/nk6k/msatmain.html

sat-index articles

Technical data

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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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