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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 spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NRL 14"?, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (59 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
1 02826U 67053A   26252.90409895  .00006037  00000-0  83221-3 0  9995
2 02826  69.9163 190.4848 0004217 274.5908  85.4758 14.78665537 78753

Epoch: 2026-09-09T21:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T21:41:54.149Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-123.94032°

Altitude

635.704 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 41m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

19:05:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

634.471 km

Perigee altitude

628.559 km

Semi-major axis

7,009.652 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

69.9163°

RAAN

190.4848°

Arg. of periapsis

274.5908°

True anomaly

85.52397°

Mean anomaly

85.4758°

Eccentric anomaly

85.49989°

Mean motion

3.69827 °/min

Orbital period

97.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00083221

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

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

TIMATION 1, 2847

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

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	2026-09-10 06:21:38.543Z	0.283° NNE	2026-09-10 06:24:38.543Z	51.009° ENE	31.747°	2026-09-10 06:28:38.543Z	119.917° SE
5 mins	2026-09-10 08:02:38.543Z	287.952° WNW	2026-09-10 08:04:38.543Z	249.309° W	24.398°	2026-09-10 08:07:38.543Z	204.041° SW
6 mins	2026-09-10 20:33:38.543Z	156.133° SSE	2026-09-10 20:36:38.543Z	100.724° ESE	28.403°	2026-09-10 20:39:38.543Z	52.146° ENE
6 mins	2026-09-10 22:13:38.543Z	258.027° W	2026-09-10 22:15:38.543Z	294.7° NW	27.653°	2026-09-10 22:19:38.543Z	0.598° NNE

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OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T21:41:54.149Z)

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Orbital elements

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

OPS 5712 (P/L 160) Visibility forecast

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