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OSCAR 3, 1293

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OSCAR 3, 1293 is a payload satellite owned by OSCAR (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

1293, 1965-016F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio (OSCAR) / (AMSAT) (US)

Manufacturer

OSCAR

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

OSCAR, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, 15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Ant, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.259 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F   25117.58094310  .00000435  00000-0  28649-3 0  9993
2 01293  70.0739 222.8442 0017748 337.7930  22.2411 14.08087202 73572

Epoch: 2025-04-27T13:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T13:56:33.483Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

157.89738°

Altitude

856.357 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 51m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

25.74751°

Longitude

-34.34421°

Altitude

881.29 km

Speed

7.408 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 05m 40s

Apparent Declination

-8° 53' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:58:47

Azimuth

86.141° E

Elevation

-18.496°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

876.802 km

Perigee altitude

851.096 km

Semi-major axis

7,242.086 km

Eccentricity

0.0017748

Inclination

70.0739°

RAAN

222.8442°

Arg. of periapsis

337.793°

True anomaly

22.31824°

Mean anomaly

22.2411°

Eccentric anomaly

22.27965°

Mean motion

3.52166 °/min

BSTAR

0.00028649

Orbital period

102.22 mins

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

PORCUPINE 1, 1272

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

OPS 4988 DEB, 12099

GGSE 3 DEB, 44043

OSCAR 3 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2025-04-28 16:03:59.531Z	21.874° NNE	2025-04-28 16:05:59.531Z	42.852° NE	12.598°	2025-04-28 16:07:59.531Z	64.21° ENE
9 mins	2025-04-28 17:47:59.531Z	342.225° N	2025-04-28 17:51:59.531Z	75.462° E	43.83°	2025-04-28 17:56:59.531Z	149.12° SSE
4 mins	2025-04-28 19:33:59.531Z	282.165° WNW	2025-04-28 19:35:59.531Z	259.516° W	14.525°	2025-04-28 19:37:59.531Z	237.299° WSW
6 mins	2025-04-29 06:59:59.531Z	135.127° SSE	2025-04-29 07:02:59.531Z	94.94° ESE	19.93°	2025-04-29 07:05:59.531Z	59.756° ENE
9 mins	2025-04-29 08:42:59.531Z	228.988° WSW	2025-04-29 08:46:59.531Z	306.705° NW	38.274°	2025-04-29 08:51:59.531Z	14.142° NNE

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