Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 3 at a glance.
Uptime
21974
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.1
Latest
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: 102.266 minutes
Inclination: 70.0739 deg
SMA: 7244.025 km
Apoapsis: 879.194 km
Periapsis: 852.586 km
RAAN: 203.2369 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0018366
Argument of periapsis: 326.1454 deg
Mean anomaly: 33.8484 deg
Mean motion: 14.08097905 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000609 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00038824 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 2:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 3
TLE line 1: 1 01293U 65016F 25126.60261859 .00000609 00000-0 38824-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 01293 70.0739 203.2369 0018366 326.1454 33.8484 14.08097905 74843
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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