Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 7 at a glance.
Uptime
18656
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 7.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 7
International designator: 1974-089B
Object number (NORAD): 7530
Object ID (CCSDS): 7530
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.861 minutes
Inclination: 101.9967 deg
SMA: 7827.218 km
Apoapsis: 1458.767 km
Periapsis: 1439.4 km
RAAN: 352.5079 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00123716
Argument of periapsis: 127.583 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.3664 deg
Mean motion: 12.53694162 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001187228 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:53 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 7
TLE line 1: 1 07530U 74089B 25346.24540321 -.00000027 00000-0 11872-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 07530 101.9967 352.5079 0012372 127.5830 244.3664 12.53694162337092
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OSCAR 7.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
OSCAR 7 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2310 | NOAA 4’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2310
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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