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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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F   25181.86818590  .00000019  00000-0  42787-4 0  9997
2 01293  70.0741  83.1138 0019409 260.4356  99.4564 14.08140380 82623

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:50:11.261Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-148.60494°

Altitude

870.41 km

Speed

7.416 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 32m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-56.45205°

Longitude

177.39753°

Altitude

875.93 km

Speed

7.419 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 58m 09s

Apparent Declination

-54° 28' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:06:39

Azimuth

134.947° SE

Elevation

-64.114°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

877.822 km

Perigee altitude

849.711 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.903 km

Eccentricity

0.00194

Inclination

70.0741°

RAAN

83.1138°

Arg. of periapsis

260.4356°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

99.4564°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52179 °/min

Orbital period

102.22 mins

BSTAR

0.000042787

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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

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 17:25:32.172Z	133.288° SE	2025-07-01 17:28:32.172Z	99.574° ESE	16.328°	2025-07-01 17:31:32.172Z	66.045° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-01 19:08:32.172Z	217.787° SW	2025-07-01 19:12:32.172Z	293.55° NW	42.486°	2025-07-01 19:17:32.172Z	17.559° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-02 04:05:32.172Z	344.476° N	2025-07-02 04:09:32.172Z	39.646° NE	41.503°	2025-07-02 04:15:32.172Z	144.759° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-02 05:51:32.172Z	289.407° WNW	2025-07-02 05:53:32.172Z	266.406° W	16.608°	2025-07-02 05:57:32.172Z	221.502° SW

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Check out OSCAR 3, 1293 on other resources

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