Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 8 at a glance.
Uptime
17392
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 8.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 8
International designator: 1978-026B
Object number (NORAD): 10703
Object ID (CCSDS): 10703
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.876 minutes
Inclination: 99.3144 deg
SMA: 7272.808 km
Apoapsis: 896.21 km
Periapsis: 893.136 km
RAAN: 275.911 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00021137
Argument of periapsis: 257.5533 deg
Mean anomaly: 132.2696 deg
Mean motion: 13.99747036 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000469 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00035193449 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 9:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 8
TLE line 1: 1 10703U 78026B 25288.90534315 .00000469 00000-0 35193-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 10703 99.3144 275.9110 0002114 257.5533 132.2696 13.99747036429896
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 8.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Earth observation satellite
OSCAR 8 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Landsat 3’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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