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 | 1 day 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 1 day ago
0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F 24295.38172362 .00001020 00000-0 63370-3 0 9992
2 01293 70.0723 271.7777 0020017 243.9704 115.9348 14.07713806 47080Epoch: 2024-10-21T09:09Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-21T09:09:40.92Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 104.048° |
| Altitude | 875.903 km |
| Speed | 7.411 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 07m 06s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -52.67718° |
| Longitude | -50.75569° |
| Altitude | 872.58 km |
| Speed | 7.423 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 35m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 08' 46" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:47:34 |
| Azimuth | 225.11° WSW |
| Elevation | -58.259° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 879.729 km |
| Perigee | 850.731 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,243.367 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0020017 |
| Inclination | 70.0723° |
| RAAN | 271.7777° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 243.9704° |
| True anomaly | 116.14085° |
| Mean anomaly | 115.9348° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 116.03785° |
| Mean motion | 3.52073 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0006337 |
| Period | 102.25 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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-10-22 22:47:18.556Z | 156.893° SSE | 2024-10-22 22:52:18.556Z | 95.429° ESE | 23.867° | 2024-10-22 22:56:18.556Z | 50.13° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-23 00:32:18.556Z | 235.519° WSW | 2024-10-23 00:36:18.556Z | 300.925° NW | 34.998° | 2024-10-23 00:41:18.556Z | 10.433° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-23 07:46:18.556Z | 24.684° NE | 2024-10-23 07:48:18.556Z | 48.26° ENE | 15.707° | 2024-10-23 07:51:18.556Z | 81.505° E |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-23 09:29:18.556Z | 334.181° NNW | 2024-10-23 09:33:18.556Z | 316.094° NNW | 44.238° | 2024-10-23 09:39:18.556Z | 159.506° S |