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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 (61 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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F   26107.86763430  .00000176  00000-0  13421-3 0  9994
2 01293  70.0734 170.4226 0019754 233.6145 126.3146 14.08428949123592

Epoch: 2026-04-17T20:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-17T20:49:23.603Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

12.07959°

Altitude

875.576 km

Speed

7.41 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 21m 41s

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

16:18:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

877.08 km

Perigee altitude

848.473 km

Semi-major axis

7,240.914 km

Eccentricity

0.00198

Inclination

70.0734°

RAAN

170.4226°

Arg. of periapsis

233.6145°

True anomaly

126.49673°

Mean anomaly

126.3146°

Eccentric anomaly

126.40569°

Mean motion

3.52252 °/min

Orbital period

102.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00013421

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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

PORCUPINE 1, 1272

SOLRAD 7B, 1291

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.
10 mins	2026-04-18 14:24:31.681Z	350.347° N	2026-04-18 14:29:31.681Z	50.584° ENE	31.553°	2026-04-18 14:34:31.681Z	122.982° SE
8 mins	2026-04-18 16:10:31.681Z	308.145° NW	2026-04-18 16:14:31.681Z	252.019° W	26.94°	2026-04-18 16:18:31.681Z	200.3° SSW
9 mins	2026-04-19 05:20:31.681Z	196.95° SSW	2026-04-19 05:24:31.681Z	121.533° SE	44.572°	2026-04-19 05:29:31.681Z	27.126° NE
6 mins	2026-04-19 07:07:31.681Z	282.93° WNW	2026-04-19 07:09:31.681Z	306.135° NW	16.563°	2026-04-19 07:13:31.681Z	350.694° N

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OSCAR 3, 1293

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-17T20:49:23.603Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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