Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 24 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 24.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 24
International designator: 1985-066B
Object number (NORAD): 15936
Object ID (CCSDS): 15936
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.793 minutes
Inclination: 90.1803 deg
SMA: 7502.75 km
Apoapsis: 1251.043 km
Periapsis: 998.188 km
RAAN: 88.4665 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0168508
Argument of periapsis: 348.4113 deg
Mean anomaly: 62.3243 deg
Mean motion: 13.35894077 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000123 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020811 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, 8:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 24
TLE line 1: 1 15936U 85066B 25127.86843049 .00000123 00000-0 20811-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 15936 90.1803 88.4665 0168508 348.4113 62.3243 13.35894077937215
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 24.
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 24 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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