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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
OSCAR
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OSCAR, Unknown motor
Mass
15 kg wet, 15 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F 26050.83765525 .00000403 00000-0 26659-3 0 9995
2 01293 70.0733 294.4447 0019531 299.7375 60.1795 14.08377908115565Epoch: 2026-02-19T20:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T20:06:13.413Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
-156.89438°
Altitude
860.244 km
Speed
7.426 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 37m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:26:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
877.094 km
Perigee altitude
848.809 km
Semi-major axis
7,241.089 km
Eccentricity
0.00195
Inclination
70.0733°
RAAN
294.4447°
Arg. of periapsis
299.7375°
True anomaly
60.37391°
Mean anomaly
60.1795°
Eccentric anomaly
60.27668°
Mean motion
3.52239 °/min
Orbital period
102.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00026659
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-02-20 16:39:48.823Z | 165.599° S | 2026-02-20 16:44:48.823Z | 102.796° ESE | 28.168° | 2026-02-20 16:48:48.823Z | 48.974° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-02-20 18:25:48.823Z | 247.032° WSW | 2026-02-20 18:28:48.823Z | 291.814° WNW | 30.37° | 2026-02-20 18:33:48.823Z | 5.08° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-21 01:38:48.823Z | 20.806° NNE | 2026-02-21 01:40:48.823Z | 45.583° ENE | 18.404° | 2026-02-21 01:44:48.823Z | 91.908° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2026-02-21 03:21:48.823Z | 329.306° NNW | 2026-02-21 03:26:48.823Z | 217.588° SW | 42.667° | 2026-02-21 03:31:48.823Z | 166.858° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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