Spacecraft information: OSCAR 27

Launch Details
Launched 15 September 1987
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS)
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 18361
COSPAR ID 1987-080A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 90.365°
Eccentricity 0.01023
RA ascending node 5.520 hr
Argument perigee 311.251°
Mean anomaly 47.986°
Orbital period 107.069 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Mar 2026, 10:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1021.7 km
Mean Altitude 1098.1 km
Peak Altitude 1174.5 km

Launched alongside

OSCAR 29 SCOUT G-1 R/B SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 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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