Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 22 (UoSAT 5) at a glance.
Uptime
12349
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 22 (UoSAT 5).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 22 (UoSAT 5)
International designator: 1991-050B
Object number (NORAD): 21575
Object ID (CCSDS): 21575
Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.853 minutes
Inclination: 98.3959 deg
SMA: 7129.653 km
Apoapsis: 756.006 km
Periapsis: 747.029 km
RAAN: 198.8465 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006296
Argument of periapsis: 325.2619 deg
Mean anomaly: 34.8158 deg
Mean motion: 14.4211607 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000277 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000097463 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, 10:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 22 (UoSAT 5)
TLE line 1: 1 21575U 91050B 25127.94835320 .00000277 00000-0 97463-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 21575 98.3959 198.8465 0006296 325.2619 34.8158 14.42116070776136
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 22 (UoSAT 5).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
OSCAR 22 (UoSAT 5) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | ERS-1’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | ERS-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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