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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OSCAR 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 23 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OSCAR |
| Mission | Non-operational Amateur Communications |
| Bus & Motor | OSCAR, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 15 kg wet, 15 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 23 hours ago
0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F 25001.71161674 .00001571 00000-0 95593-3 0 9992
2 01293 70.0744 114.6462 0015509 150.3587 209.8408 14.07892827 57261Epoch: 2025-01-01T17:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-01T17:04:43.686Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 116.86321° |
| Altitude | 878.674 km |
| Speed | 7.408 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 38m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 28.84808° |
| Longitude | -76.66341° |
| Altitude | 858.331 km |
| Speed | 7.432 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 05m 46s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 38' 18" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:46:45 |
| Azimuth | 92.853° ESE |
| Elevation | -8.529° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 875.849 km |
| Perigee altitude | 853.383 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,242.753 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015509 |
| Inclination | 70.0744° |
| RAAN | 114.6462° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 150.3587° |
| True anomaly | 209.75252° |
| Mean anomaly | 209.8408° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 209.79664° |
| Mean motion | 3.52118 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00095593 |
| Orbital period | 102.24 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| OSCAR 3, 1293 |
| 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-01-02 17:30:03.871Z | 356.3° N | 2025-01-02 17:34:03.871Z | 47.66° ENE | 28.983° | 2025-01-02 17:39:03.871Z | 118.567° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-02 19:16:03.871Z | 304.356° NW | 2025-01-02 19:19:03.871Z | 256.151° W | 29.273° | 2025-01-02 19:24:03.871Z | 192.177° SSW |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-03 08:25:03.871Z | 193.243° SSW | 2025-01-03 08:30:03.871Z | 85.53° E | 43.29° | 2025-01-03 08:35:03.871Z | 28.965° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-03 10:13:03.871Z | 285.168° WNW | 2025-01-03 10:15:03.871Z | 310.534° NW | 17.823° | 2025-01-03 10:18:03.871Z | 346.137° N |
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