Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 3 at a glance.
Uptime
22034
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 3
International designator: 1965-016F
Object number (NORAD): 1293
Object ID (CCSDS): 1293
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.262 minutes
Inclination: 70.0738 deg
SMA: 7243.873 km
Apoapsis: 879.687 km
Periapsis: 851.789 km
RAAN: 72.4597 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0019256
Argument of periapsis: 254.6117 deg
Mean anomaly: 105.2868 deg
Mean motion: 14.08142206 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000215 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015755 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 6:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 3
TLE line 1: 1 1293U 65016F 25186.76956185 .00000215 00000-0 15755-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 1293 70.0738 72.4597 0019256 254.6117 105.2868 14.08142206 83903
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object OSCAR 3.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
OSCAR 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D’, on board a Thor SLV-2 Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on March 9, 1965, 6:29 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 9, 1965, 6:29 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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