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 90.331°
Eccentricity 0.01875
RA ascending node 1.299 hr
Argument perigee 265.632°
Mean anomaly 270.611°
Orbital period 108.450 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Mar 2026, 13:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1021.0 km
Mean Altitude 1162.2 km
Peak Altitude 1303.4 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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34.05°N
118.05°W
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