Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 29 at a glance.
Uptime
13868
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 29.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 29
International designator: 1987-080B
Object number (NORAD): 18362
Object ID (CCSDS): 18362
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.109 minutes
Inclination: 90.3664 deg
SMA: 7470.977 km
Apoapsis: 1171.716 km
Periapsis: 1013.967 km
RAAN: 75.9961 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01055745
Argument of periapsis: 175.1681 deg
Mean anomaly: 303.3517 deg
Mean motion: 13.4442535 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000149 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023402542 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 10:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 29
TLE line 1: 1 18362U 87080B 25245.94502212 .00000149 00000-0 23403-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 18362 90.3664 75.9961 0105575 175.1681 303.3517 13.44425350861557
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Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 29.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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 29 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | Transit-O 27,29’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1987, 7:22 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout G-1 | Transit-O 27,29
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 16, 1987, 7:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout G-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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