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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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F   25183.92818504  .00000072  00000-0  74148-4 0  9996
2 01293  70.0740  78.6361 0019351 258.0146 101.8798 14.08140909 82911

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:16:35.187Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-176.71276°

Altitude

870.983 km

Speed

7.416 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 14m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.62344°

Longitude

162.58899°

Altitude

873.943 km

Speed

7.419 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 13m 57s

Apparent Declination

-41° 51' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:37:48

Azimuth

115.201° SE

Elevation

-85.096°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

877.778 km

Perigee altitude

849.751 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.902 km

Eccentricity

0.00194

Inclination

70.074°

RAAN

78.6361°

Arg. of periapsis

258.0146°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

101.8798°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.5218 °/min

Orbital period

102.22 mins

BSTAR

0.000074148

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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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-03 05:43:23.095Z	291.176° WNW	2025-07-03 05:46:23.095Z	257.647° W	15.26°	2025-07-03 05:49:23.095Z	225.743° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-03 17:10:23.095Z	131.344° SE	2025-07-03 17:12:23.095Z	106.014° ESE	19.299°	2025-07-03 17:16:23.095Z	58.918° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-03 18:52:23.095Z	223.349° SW	2025-07-03 18:57:23.095Z	316.909° NNW	39.094°	2025-07-03 19:02:23.095Z	15.713° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-04 03:50:23.095Z	341.26° N	2025-07-04 03:54:23.095Z	75.784° E	44.133°	2025-07-04 03:59:23.095Z	150.307° SSE

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