Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 6 at a glance.
Uptime
19258
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 6
International designator: 1972-082B
Object number (NORAD): 6236
Object ID (CCSDS): 6236
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.906 minutes
Inclination: 102.0138 deg
SMA: 7829.263 km
Apoapsis: 1454.82 km
Periapsis: 1447.436 km
RAAN: 202.2877 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004716
Argument of periapsis: 89.8551 deg
Mean anomaly: 27.9718 deg
Mean motion: 12.53203017 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000032 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000089002 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 6
TLE line 1: 1 06236U 72082B 25187.59341366 -.00000032 00000-0 89002-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 06236 102.0138 202.2877 0004716 89.8551 27.9718 12.53203017411673
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 6.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
OSCAR 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 2’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 15, 1972, 5:19 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0300 | NOAA 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 15, 1972, 5:19 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0300
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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