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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

Country

Related business

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

Manufacturer

OSCAR

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

OSCAR, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, 15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (62 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, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F   26316.72845347  .00000583  00000-0  37000-3 0  9990
2 01293  70.0734  76.1549 0020159 303.8329  56.0865 14.08543768153000

Epoch: 2026-11-12T17:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T17:28:58.379Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

122.05388°

Altitude

858.563 km

Speed

7.428 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 04m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:09:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

876.979 km

Perigee altitude

847.787 km

Semi-major axis

7,240.52 km

Eccentricity

0.00202

Inclination

70.0734°

RAAN

76.1549°

Arg. of periapsis

303.8329°

True anomaly

56.27848°

Mean anomaly

56.0865°

Eccentric anomaly

56.18246°

Mean motion

3.5228 °/min

Orbital period

102.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00037

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

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

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OSCAR 3 Visibility forecast

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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	2026-11-13 17:52:57.988Z	0.544° NNE	2026-11-13 17:56:57.988Z	45.349° ENE	24.344°	2026-11-13 18:01:57.988Z	105.583° ESE
10 mins	2026-11-13 19:37:57.988Z	322.592° NNW	2026-11-13 19:41:57.988Z	268.236° W	51.868°	2026-11-13 19:47:57.988Z	176.231° S
9 mins	2026-11-14 08:48:57.988Z	170.826° S	2026-11-14 08:51:57.988Z	122.984° SE	45.949°	2026-11-14 08:57:57.988Z	35.978° NE
8 mins	2026-11-14 10:33:57.988Z	260.15° W	2026-11-14 10:36:57.988Z	300.046° NW	26.53°	2026-11-14 10:41:57.988Z	1.588° NNE

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OSCAR 3, 1293

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T17:28:58.379Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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