\<COLOUR 1> SATELLITE: \<COLOUR 0> Oscar 14/15/16/17/18/19
\<COLOUR 1> TYPE: \<COLOUR 0> Communications/amateur radio
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> January 22, 1990
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Ariane 4
\<COLOUR 1> ORBIT: \<COLOUR 0> 790/805 km
\<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> Box-shaped, largest 35 cm by 35 cm by 60 cm
\<COLOUR 1> WEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> Largest 48 kg
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> International
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> A collection of six microsats, tiny amateur radio satellites, which hitch a ride when Ariane 4 launches the French Earth resources satellite SPOT 2; Oscar 14 and 15 (Uosat 3 and 4) are built by the University of Surrey, England; Oscar 16 (Pacsat) by Germany; Oscar 17 (DOVE) by Brazil; Oscar 18 (Webersat) by Weber State College, Utah, USA; and Oscar 19 (LUsat) by Amsat, Brazil.
