Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 14 (UOSAT 3) at a glance.
Uptime
13005
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 14 (UOSAT 3).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 14 (UOSAT 3)
International designator: 1990-005B
Object number (NORAD): 20437
Object ID (CCSDS): 20437
Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.478 minutes
Inclination: 98.8477 deg
SMA: 7159.34 km
Apoapsis: 789.098 km
Periapsis: 773.312 km
RAAN: 281.6513 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00110247
Argument of periapsis: 40.5729 deg
Mean anomaly: 139.7373 deg
Mean motion: 14.33155344 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000187 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000084809274 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 14 (UOSAT 3)
TLE line 1: 1 20437U 90005B 25242.87787861 .00000187 00000-0 84809-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 20437 98.8477 281.6513 0011025 40.5729 139.7373 14.33155344860003
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 14 (UOSAT 3).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
French Earth observation satellite
OSCAR 14 (UOSAT 3) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | SPOT 2’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | SPOT 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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