OAO 3 (COPERNICUS)

retiredleo

NORAD / COSPAR6153 / 1972-065A

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date21 Aug 1972

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay dateIn orbit

Period98.62 min

Inclination35.01°

Apoapsis698 km

Periapsis688 km

Mean altitude693 km

Semi-major axis7064 km

Eccentricity0.00069

Latitude—

Longitude—

Altitude—

Velocity—

Footprint area—

TLE epoch9/8/2026, 5:55:02 AM

SourceSpace-Track

1  6153U 72065A   26251.24655742  .00000202  00000-0  45626-4 0  9997
2  6153  35.0069 337.1218 0006909 219.3365 166.4453 14.60099150872896