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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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 | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OSCAR |
| Mission | Non-operational Amateur Communications |
| Bus & Motor | OSCAR, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 15 kg wet, 15 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 17 hours ago
0 OSCAR 3
1 01293U 65016F 25081.35140653 .00001297 00000-0 79260-3 0 9992
2 01293 70.0734 301.5893 0015634 27.3753 332.8180 14.08031274 68473Epoch: 2025-03-22T08:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-22T08:26:01.524Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | -5.01477° |
| Altitude | 858.374 km |
| Speed | 7.429 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 06m 21s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -57.79503° |
| Longitude | -41.45812° |
| Altitude | 887.927 km |
| Speed | 7.408 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 58m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | -49° 20' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:13:30 |
| Azimuth | 165.905° S |
| Elevation | -80.229° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 875.463 km |
| Perigee altitude | 852.818 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,242.278 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015634 |
| Inclination | 70.0734° |
| RAAN | 301.5893° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 27.3753° |
| True anomaly | 332.73602° |
| Mean anomaly | 332.818° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 332.77702° |
| Mean motion | 3.52152 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0007926 |
| Orbital period | 102.23 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| 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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-03-23 02:02:49.948Z | 328.056° NNW | 2025-03-23 02:07:49.948Z | 271.087° WNW | 40.628° | 2025-03-23 02:13:49.948Z | 171.459° S |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-23 15:14:49.948Z | 168.237° S | 2025-03-23 15:18:49.948Z | 104.662° ESE | 32.987° | 2025-03-23 15:23:49.948Z | 39.744° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-23 16:59:49.948Z | 252.847° W | 2025-03-23 17:03:49.948Z | 310.412° NW | 26.051° | 2025-03-23 17:07:49.948Z | 0.859° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-03-24 00:12:49.948Z | 16.542° NNE | 2025-03-24 00:15:49.948Z | 58.176° ENE | 21.471° | 2025-03-24 00:19:49.948Z | 103.367° ESE |
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