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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, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
1 02826U 67053A   26297.27412496  .00006405  00000-0  87236-3 0  9994
2 02826  69.9150  81.5283 0003298 263.7388  96.3385 14.79149540 85311

Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:34:44.396Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-49.83936°

Altitude

634.663 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 26m 06s

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

08:44:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

632.296 km

Perigee altitude

627.673 km

Semi-major axis

7,008.122 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

69.915°

RAAN

81.5283°

Arg. of periapsis

263.7388°

True anomaly

96.37606°

Mean anomaly

96.3385°

Eccentric anomaly

96.35728°

Mean motion

3.69948 °/min

Orbital period

97.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00087236

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

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

GGSE 4, 2828

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

SURCAL 159, 2872

TIMATION 1, 2847

GGSE 5, 2834

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

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.
8 mins	2026-10-25 20:27:10.195Z	341.212° N	2026-10-25 20:31:10.195Z	55.505° ENE	68.243°	2026-10-25 20:35:10.195Z	146.746° SSE
7 mins	2026-10-26 10:39:10.195Z	188.04° SSW	2026-10-26 10:42:10.195Z	112.571° SE	63.786°	2026-10-26 10:46:10.195Z	31.89° NE

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OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:34:44.396Z)

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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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