Orbital elements of OAO 3
| Launched | 20 August 1972 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 6153 |
| Alternative names |
COPERNICUS |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2025 Dec 20 18:57 | 2025 Dec 20 09:59:42 | 35.0068 | 0.00071 | 1.9290 | 235.0771 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 19 18:57 | 2025 Dec 19 05:49:59 | 35.0067 | 0.00070 | 2.3747 | 226.0193 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 18 18:57 | 2025 Dec 18 05:07:46 | 35.0066 | 0.00070 | 2.7655 | 217.9681 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 17 18:58 | 2025 Dec 17 06:12:04 | 35.0066 | 0.00069 | 3.1284 | 210.6373 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 16 18:57 | 2025 Dec 15 21:52:27 | 35.0064 | 0.00068 | 3.6399 | 200.0233 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 15 18:58 | 2025 Dec 14 14:35:36 | 35.0063 | 0.00066 | 4.1349 | 189.6810 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 14 18:56 | 2025 Dec 13 22:16:36 | 35.0063 | 0.00066 | 4.3930 | 184.1837 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 13 18:56 | 2025 Dec 13 06:55:09 | 35.0062 | 0.00065 | 4.6360 | 178.9975 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 12 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 06:14:35 | 35.0061 | 0.00064 | 5.0265 | 170.6441 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 11 18:56 | 2025 Dec 11 07:20:22 | 35.0060 | 0.00063 | 5.3889 | 162.5568 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 10 18:56 | 2025 Dec 10 10:05:40 | 35.0058 | 0.00062 | 5.7251 | 154.9541 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 09 18:56 | 2025 Dec 09 14:11:18 | 35.0056 | 0.00062 | 6.0401 | 147.7268 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 08 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 16:48:56 | 35.0052 | 0.00061 | 6.7580 | 131.0157 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 07 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 02:08:51 | 35.0051 | 0.00060 | 6.9902 | 125.5564 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 06 18:56 | 2025 Dec 05 16:37:38 | 35.0047 | 0.00060 | 7.5206 | 113.0417 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 05 18:57 | 2025 Dec 04 16:00:27 | 35.0046 | 0.00059 | 7.9101 | 103.7278 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 04 18:57 | 2025 Dec 04 03:33:19 | 35.0045 | 0.00059 | 8.1072 | 98.9431 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 03 18:56 | 2025 Dec 03 12:15:49 | 35.0043 | 0.00059 | 8.3492 | 93.2223 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Dec 02 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:34:41 | 35.0041 | 0.00059 | 8.7398 | 83.8772 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 30 18:57 | 2025 Nov 30 11:58:03 | 35.0038 | 0.00060 | 9.4932 | 65.9313 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 29 18:56 | 2025 Nov 29 05:22:26 | 35.0037 | 0.00061 | 9.9773 | 54.4719 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 28 18:57 | 2025 Nov 27 19:52:27 | 35.0038 | 0.00061 | 10.5074 | 42.1674 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 27 18:57 | 2025 Nov 26 21:27:05 | 35.0039 | 0.00062 | 10.8622 | 34.0526 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 26 18:57 | 2025 Nov 26 06:47:34 | 35.0040 | 0.00063 | 11.0942 | 28.6998 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 25 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 07:48:52 | 35.0041 | 0.00064 | 11.4578 | 20.4683 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 24 18:56 | 2025 Nov 24 00:34:29 | 35.0043 | 0.00065 | 11.9521 | 9.3710 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Nov 23 18:57 | 2025 Nov 23 01:37:26 | 35.0044 | 0.00066 | 12.3153 | 1.5038 | 245.1791 | 14.59913 | 5.743 |