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 Aug 28 17:57 | 2025 Aug 27 22:24:33 | 35.0067 | 0.00066 | 21.4019 | 10.5537 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 27 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 07:03:22 | 35.0068 | 0.00066 | 21.6448 | 5.3543 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 26 17:56 | 2025 Aug 25 17:43:18 | 35.0069 | 0.00068 | 22.2354 | 352.6425 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 25 17:56 | 2025 Aug 24 00:49:25 | 35.0071 | 0.00069 | 22.8824 | 339.0726 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 24 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 19:48:49 | 35.0071 | 0.00069 | 22.9617 | 337.4466 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 23 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 17:46:24 | 35.0072 | 0.00072 | 0.1329 | 313.5266 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 22 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 17:46:24 | 35.0072 | 0.00072 | 0.1329 | 313.5266 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 20 17:56 | 2025 Aug 19 18:49:27 | 35.0071 | 0.00072 | 0.4960 | 306.3188 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 19 17:56 | 2025 Aug 18 16:06:50 | 35.0070 | 0.00073 | 0.9185 | 297.9824 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 18 17:56 | 2025 Aug 18 13:03:16 | 35.0070 | 0.00073 | 0.9669 | 297.0081 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 16 17:56 | 2025 Aug 16 09:57:11 | 35.0069 | 0.00074 | 1.7753 | 281.1257 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 15 17:57 | 2025 Aug 14 20:45:55 | 35.0066 | 0.00074 | 2.3637 | 269.6333 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 14 17:56 | 2025 Aug 13 21:49:14 | 35.0065 | 0.00074 | 2.7267 | 262.5352 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 13 17:58 | 2025 Aug 11 20:31:47 | 35.0064 | 0.00073 | 3.5064 | 247.2533 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 12 17:56 | 2025 Aug 11 19:57:30 | 35.0064 | 0.00073 | 3.5155 | 247.0726 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 11 17:56 | 2025 Aug 11 05:52:09 | 35.0063 | 0.00073 | 3.7384 | 242.7153 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 10 17:57 | 2025 Aug 09 07:54:12 | 35.0061 | 0.00072 | 4.4655 | 228.2709 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 09 17:56 | 2025 Aug 09 07:54:12 | 35.0061 | 0.00072 | 4.4655 | 228.2709 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 08 17:56 | 2025 Aug 08 02:15:57 | 35.0059 | 0.00071 | 4.9344 | 218.7344 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 07 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 21:45:56 | 35.0058 | 0.00070 | 5.3853 | 209.5261 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 05 17:56 | 2025 Aug 04 22:09:47 | 35.0056 | 0.00068 | 6.1384 | 193.7894 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 04 17:56 | 2025 Aug 03 20:01:28 | 35.0056 | 0.00067 | 6.5519 | 185.1270 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 03 17:56 | 2025 Aug 03 04:01:18 | 35.0056 | 0.00066 | 6.8050 | 179.8152 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 02 17:56 | 2025 Aug 02 03:20:40 | 35.0056 | 0.00065 | 7.1954 | 171.3364 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |
| 2025 Aug 01 17:56 | 2025 Jul 31 21:26:41 | 35.0054 | 0.00064 | 7.6684 | 160.9884 | 157.2361 | 14.59769 | 5.743 |