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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 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, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.259 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F   25242.88600041  .00000339  00000-0  22982-3 0  9996
2 01293  70.0750 310.4764 0016997 186.7806 173.3080 14.08179271 91214

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:15:50.435Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

12.2024°

Altitude

880.17 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 41m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

20:26:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

875.942 km

Perigee altitude

851.324 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.77 km

Eccentricity

0.0017

Inclination

70.075°

RAAN

310.4764°

Arg. of periapsis

186.7806°

True anomaly

173.33065°

Mean anomaly

173.308°

Eccentric anomaly

173.31933°

Mean motion

3.52189 °/min

Orbital period

102.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00022982

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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.
10 mins	2025-08-31 05:54:18.815Z	194.246° SSW	2025-08-31 05:59:18.815Z	106.663° ESE	43.796°	2025-08-31 06:04:18.815Z	28.933° NE
6 mins	2025-08-31 07:42:18.815Z	282.733° WNW	2025-08-31 07:44:18.815Z	307.27° NW	17.702°	2025-08-31 07:48:18.815Z	352.458° N
9 mins	2025-08-31 14:52:18.815Z	356.904° N	2025-08-31 14:56:18.815Z	56.034° ENE	31.396°	2025-08-31 15:01:18.815Z	123.938° SE
8 mins	2025-08-31 16:37:18.815Z	306.781° NW	2025-08-31 16:41:18.815Z	247.876° W	26.766°	2025-08-31 16:45:18.815Z	198.699° SSW