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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

18 hours 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 18 hours ago

0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F   25125.60810688  .00000625  00000-0  39794-3 0  9993
2 01293  70.0739 205.3982 0018293 327.4122  32.5860 14.08096646 74702

Epoch: 2025-05-05T14:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T14:35:40.434Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

122.76049°

Altitude

857.063 km

Speed

7.43 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 41m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

68.52653°

Longitude

-125.27265°

Altitude

885.995 km

Speed

7.411 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 58m 51s

Apparent Declination

28° 05' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:03:48

Azimuth

28.43° NE

Elevation

-16.049°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

877.164 km

Perigee altitude

850.669 km

Semi-major axis

7,242.054 km

Eccentricity

0.0018293

Inclination

70.0739°

RAAN

205.3982°

Arg. of periapsis

327.4122°

True anomaly

32.69911°

Mean anomaly

32.586°

Eccentric anomaly

32.64253°

Mean motion

3.52169 °/min

BSTAR

0.00039794

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.
8 mins	2025-05-06 15:00:31.727Z	4.709° NNE	2025-05-06 15:04:31.727Z	53.518° ENE	21.834°	2025-05-06 15:08:31.727Z	101.211° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-06 16:45:31.727Z	321.694° NNW	2025-05-06 16:49:31.727Z	249.768° W	39.481°	2025-05-06 16:54:31.727Z	176.118° S
9 mins	2025-05-07 05:55:31.727Z	174.015° S	2025-05-07 05:59:31.727Z	117.747° SE	34.91°	2025-05-07 06:04:31.727Z	39.815° NE
8 mins	2025-05-07 07:41:31.727Z	260.135° W	2025-05-07 07:44:31.727Z	302.053° NW	24.702°	2025-05-07 07:49:31.727Z	3.018° NNE

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