. ▁ ▁Special ▁Q SL ▁cards ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁air plane - based ▁tests . ▁ ▁Once ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁oper ative ▁and ▁reliable , ▁the ▁satellite ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Kennedy ▁Space ▁Center , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁mounted ▁in ▁the ▁launch ▁vehicle ' s ▁third ▁stage . ▁ ▁OS C AR ▁ 1 0 ' s ▁dimensions ▁were : ▁Height : ▁▁▁ 1 . 3 5 ▁m ▁( 5 3   in ) ▁Width : ▁▁▁▁ 2 . 0 ▁m ▁( 7 8 . 7 5   in ) ▁We ight : ▁▁▁ 1 4 0   kg ▁at ▁launch ; ▁ 9 0   kg ▁after ▁engine ▁fir ings . ▁ ▁Other ▁sat ell ites ▁▁ ▁Other ▁programs ▁besides ▁OS C AR ▁have ▁included ▁I sk ra ▁( S ov iet ▁Union ) ▁circa ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁J AS - 1 ▁( F u ji - OS C AR ▁ 1 2 ) ▁( J apan ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁R S ▁( S ov iet ▁Union ▁and ▁Russia ), ▁and ▁C ube S ats . ▁( There ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁major ▁amateur ▁sat ell ites ▁in ▁Japanese ▁Wikipedia ). ▁ ▁Es ’ h ail ▁ 2 ▁/ ▁Q O - 1 0 0 ▁ ▁La unch ed ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . In ▁ge ost ation ary ▁orbit ▁covering ▁Brazil ▁to ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁N arrow band ▁Linear