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OSCAR 7 (AO-7)

OSCAR 7 (AO-7) is an object launched in 1974 in a low earth orbit, between 1,440 and 1,458 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 115 minutes, about 12.5 times a day, on a path tilted 102.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 78° latitude.

Height

1,440-1,458 km

One orbit

115 min

Inclination

102.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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