Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 5 at a glance.
Uptime
20419
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: 101.3286 deg
SMA: 7833.496 km
Apoapsis: 1476.723 km
Periapsis: 1433.999 km
RAAN: 5.1658 deg
Eccentricy: 0.002727
Argument of periapsis: 255.6337 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.5014 deg
Mean motion: 12.52187429 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015456015 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 2:08 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 9:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 5
TLE line 1: 1 04321U 70008B 25352.91502132 -.00000018 00000-0 15456-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04321 101.3286 5.1658 0027270 255.6337 168.5014 12.52187429554883
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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