Spacecraft information: OSCAR 23

Launch Details
Launched 25 April 1988
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS)
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 19070
COSPAR ID 1988-033A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 90.328°
Eccentricity 0.01908
RA ascending node 1.471 hr
Argument perigee 42.010°
Mean anomaly 70.922°
Orbital period 108.449 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Jun 2026, 02:37

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1018.4 km
Mean Altitude 1162.1 km
Peak Altitude 1305.9 km

Launched alongside

OSCAR 32 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 OSCAR 23 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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