Spacecraft information: OSCAR 24

Launch Details
Launched 2 August 1985
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS)
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 15936
COSPAR ID 1985-066B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 90.179°
Eccentricity 0.01704
RA ascending node 6.161 hr
Argument perigee 72.216°
Mean anomaly 317.885°
Orbital period 107.790 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Dec 2025, 05:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1003.8 km
Mean Altitude 1131.6 km
Peak Altitude 1259.4 km

Launched alongside

OSCAR 30 SCOUT G-1 R/B SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB OSCAR 30 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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