Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 30 at a glance.
Uptime
14523
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 30.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 30
International designator: 1985-066A
Object number (NORAD): 15935
Object ID (CCSDS): 15935
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.782 minutes
Inclination: 90.1687 deg
SMA: 7502.228 km
Apoapsis: 1249.554 km
Periapsis: 998.633 km
RAAN: 96.2609 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0167231
Argument of periapsis: 341.9288 deg
Mean anomaly: 34.4894 deg
Mean motion: 13.36033496 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000104 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001739 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 30
TLE line 1: 1 15935U 85066A 25127.89994662 .00000104 00000-0 17390-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 15935 90.1687 96.2609 0167231 341.9288 34.4894 13.36033496935314
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 30.
Associated space launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
OSCAR 30 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | Transit-O 24,30’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 3, 1985, 3:31 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout G-1 | Transit-O 24,30
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 3, 1985, 3:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout G-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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