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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

9 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, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.259 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 OSCAR 3
1  1293U 65016F   25199.05846111  .00000159  00000-0  12454-3 0  9999
2  1293  70.0738  45.7458 0018995 240.0814 119.8412 14.08152520 85632

Epoch: 2025-07-18T01:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T01:24:11.039Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

88.58441°

Altitude

874.899 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 02m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

58.41843°

Longitude

-128.15152°

Altitude

882.718 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 49m 47s

Apparent Declination

13° 42' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:13:54

Azimuth

349.245° N

Elevation

-35.727°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

877.481 km

Perigee altitude

849.969 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.862 km

Eccentricity

0.0019

Inclination

70.0738°

RAAN

45.7458°

Arg. of periapsis

240.0814°

True anomaly

120.02978°

Mean anomaly

119.8412°

Eccentric anomaly

119.93551°

Mean motion

3.52183 °/min

Orbital period

102.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00012454

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-18 15:09:25.444Z	197.371° SSW	2025-07-18 15:14:25.444Z	132.119° SE	44.428°	2025-07-18 15:19:25.444Z	27.47° NE
6 mins	2025-07-18 16:57:25.444Z	281.727° WNW	2025-07-18 17:00:25.444Z	317.579° NNW	16.698°	2025-07-18 17:03:25.444Z	349.966° N
9 mins	2025-07-19 00:07:25.444Z	353.882° N	2025-07-19 00:11:25.444Z	48.636° ENE	32.895°	2025-07-19 00:16:25.444Z	125.005° SE
7 mins	2025-07-19 01:53:25.444Z	298.607° NW	2025-07-19 01:56:25.444Z	253.555° W	25.499°	2025-07-19 02:00:25.444Z	202.94° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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