Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 5 at a glance.
Uptime
20257
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 5.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 5
International designator: 1970-008B
Object number (NORAD): 4321
Object ID (CCSDS): 4321
Country: AUSTRALIA (AUS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.999 minutes
Inclination: 101.3356 deg
SMA: 7833.514 km
Apoapsis: 1476.749 km
Periapsis: 1434.009 km
RAAN: 209.718 deg
Eccentricy: 0.002728
Argument of periapsis: 214.3497 deg
Mean anomaly: 319.3817 deg
Mean motion: 12.52183098 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000157 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 7:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 5
TLE line 1: 1 04321U 70008B 25189.79355043 -.00000018 00000-0 15700-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 04321 101.3356 209.7180 0027280 214.3497 319.3817 12.52183098534460
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 5.
Associated space launch
Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite
OSCAR 5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta N6 | ITOS 1’, on board a Thor Delta N6 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 23, 1970, 11:31 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor Delta N6 | ITOS 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 23, 1970, 11:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta N6
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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