Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 8 at a glance.
Uptime
17345
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: 102.878 minutes
Inclination: 99.3054 deg
SMA: 7272.895 km
Apoapsis: 897.297 km
Periapsis: 892.222 km
RAAN: 228.1601 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003489
Argument of periapsis: 16.6394 deg
Mean anomaly: 38.111 deg
Mean motion: 13.99722035 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000119 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000049575068 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 8
TLE line 1: 1 10703U 78026B 25241.94713703 -.00000119 00000-0 -49575-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 10703 99.3054 228.1601 0003489 16.6394 38.1110 13.99722035423325
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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