OSCAR 24, 15936
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OSCAR 24, 15936 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 03 Aug 1985 UTC via an SCOUT G-1 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
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
64 kg wet, 64 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 OSCAR 24
1 15936U 85066B 26171.30179572 .00000074 00000-0 12172-3 0 9997
2 15936 90.1732 95.5293 0166737 275.6040 202.9719 13.35968469991749Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:14:35.150Z)
Latitude
62.23965°
Longitude
-101.30813°
Altitude
1,250.591 km
Speed
7.179 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 23m 25s
True Declination
62° 06' 25"
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
23:08:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,246.449 km
Perigee altitude
996.359 km
Semi-major axis
7,499.541 km
Eccentricity
0.01667
Inclination
90.1732°
RAAN
95.5293°
Arg. of periapsis
275.604°
True anomaly
202.24028°
Mean anomaly
202.9719°
Eccentric anomaly
202.6047°
Mean motion
3.34188 °/min
Orbital period
107.72 mins
BSTAR
0.00012172
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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 1985 (1985-08-03 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 24 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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| 11 mins | 2026-06-22 18:05:12.667Z | 127.875° SE | 2026-06-22 18:10:12.667Z | 76.313° E | 27.062° | 2026-06-22 18:16:12.667Z | 18.762° NNE |
| 12 mins | 2026-06-22 19:52:12.667Z | 204.933° SW | 2026-06-22 19:57:12.667Z | 266.055° W | 36.893° | 2026-06-22 20:04:12.667Z | 345.763° N |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 05:24:12.667Z | 50.881° ENE | 2026-06-23 05:27:12.667Z | 77.082° E | 14.067° | 2026-06-23 05:30:12.667Z | 102.769° ESE |
| 13 mins | 2026-06-23 07:09:12.667Z | 3.138° NNE | 2026-06-23 07:15:12.667Z | 24.56° NE | 44.814° | 2026-06-23 07:22:12.667Z | 183.236° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 08:59:12.667Z | 316.614° NNW | 2026-06-23 09:02:12.667Z | 289.425° WNW | 15.736° | 2026-06-23 09:05:12.667Z | 262.757° W |
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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