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OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 1967 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

2826, 1967-053A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Operational Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

NRL 14"?, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.204 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
1 02826U 67053A   25256.86686593  .00005670  00000-0  91490-3 0  9994
2 02826  69.9212 352.8051 0002134 355.2616   4.8509 14.71912765 25489

Epoch: 2025-09-13T20:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T20:48:17.216Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

47.63932°

Altitude

655.862 km

Speed

7.531 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 31m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:49:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

654.45 km

Perigee altitude

651.449 km

Semi-major axis

7,031.086 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

69.9212°

RAAN

352.8051°

Arg. of periapsis

355.2616°

True anomaly

4.85297°

Mean anomaly

4.8509°

Eccentric anomaly

4.85193°

Mean motion

3.68137 °/min

Orbital period

97.79 mins

BSTAR

0.0009149

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 150B, 2909

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

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OPS 5712 (P/L 160) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-09-14 08:22:24.416Z	225.222° WSW	2025-09-14 08:25:24.416Z	294.322° NW	39.275°	2025-09-14 08:29:24.416Z	13.914° NNE
6 mins	2025-09-14 16:56:24.416Z	4.706° NNE	2025-09-14 16:58:24.416Z	44.936° NE	31.241°	2025-09-14 17:02:24.416Z	124.209° SE
5 mins	2025-09-14 18:36:24.416Z	292.555° NW	2025-09-14 18:38:24.416Z	261.301° W	19.555°	2025-09-14 18:41:24.416Z	214.682° SW

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OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T20:48:17.216Z)

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

OPS 5712 (P/L 160) Visibility forecast

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