Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 3 at a glance.
Uptime
22091
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: 102.26 minutes
Inclination: 70.0749 deg
SMA: 7243.743 km
Apoapsis: 877.879 km
Periapsis: 853.336 km
RAAN: 308.3148 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00169406
Argument of periapsis: 185.4494 deg
Mean anomaly: 174.6437 deg
Mean motion: 14.0818023 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000321 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021939135 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 9:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 3
TLE line 1: 1 01293U 65016F 25243.88045533 .00000321 00000-0 21939-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 01293 70.0749 308.3148 0016941 185.4494 174.6437 14.08180230 91354
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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