Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 16 (PACSAT) at a glance.
Uptime
12950
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 16 (PACSAT).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 16 (PACSAT)
International designator: 1990-005D
Object number (NORAD): 20439
Object ID (CCSDS): 20439
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.434 minutes
Inclination: 98.8871 deg
SMA: 7157.261 km
Apoapsis: 786.979 km
Periapsis: 771.273 km
RAAN: 209.5654 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010972
Argument of periapsis: 159.3888 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.4665 deg
Mean motion: 14.33779953 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000113 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000057318 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 4:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 16 (PACSAT)
TLE line 1: 1 20439U 90005D 25187.69699541 .00000113 00000-0 57318-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 20439 98.8871 209.5654 0010972 159.3888 317.4665 14.33779953852674
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 16 (PACSAT).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
French Earth observation satellite
OSCAR 16 (PACSAT) 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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