OSCAR 4

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite OSCAR 4 at a glance.

Uptime

3765

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 4.

Object identification

Object name: OSCAR 4

International designator: 1965-108C

Object number (NORAD): 1902

Object ID (CCSDS): 1902

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Decay date: April 12, 1976

Inclination: 26.47 deg

Period: 89.16 minutes

Apoapsis: 358.0 km

Periapsis: 108.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite OSCAR 4 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

In-orbit conjunctions

Satellite OSCAR 4 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.

Associated space launch

The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a low-cost series of experimental satellites, which were to be launched for free on Titan-3C test flights to very different orbits.

OSCAR 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan IIIC | OV2-3’, on board a Titan IIIC space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 21, 1965, 2 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 41.

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Launch to space Titan IIIC | OV2-3
Titan IIIC | OV2-3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 21, 1965, 2 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Titan IIIC

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 41

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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