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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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
1 02826U 67053A   25242.11878772  .00013653  00000-0  21999-2 0  9995
2 02826  69.9207  28.6095 0001008  70.9754 289.1500 14.71588659 23312

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:51:03.258Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

7.28825°

Altitude

658.158 km

Speed

7.529 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 54m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:50:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

654.691 km

Perigee altitude

653.273 km

Semi-major axis

7,032.119 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

69.9207°

RAAN

28.6095°

Arg. of periapsis

70.9754°

True anomaly

289.13909°

Mean anomaly

289.15°

Eccentric anomaly

289.14454°

Mean motion

3.68056 °/min

Orbital period

97.81 mins

BSTAR

0.0021999

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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)

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.
5 mins	2025-08-31 09:59:06.785Z	133.373° SE	2025-08-31 10:01:06.785Z	104.762° ESE	15.976°	2025-08-31 10:04:06.785Z	63.814° ENE
7 mins	2025-08-31 11:38:06.785Z	232.471° WSW	2025-08-31 11:41:06.785Z	305.239° NW	36.4°	2025-08-31 11:45:06.785Z	12.156° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-31 20:11:06.785Z	353.668° N	2025-08-31 20:14:06.785Z	47.01° ENE	34.306°	2025-08-31 20:18:06.785Z	129.685° SE
4 mins	2025-08-31 21:53:06.785Z	275.124° WNW	2025-08-31 21:54:06.785Z	258.917° W	17.289°	2025-08-31 21:57:06.785Z	216.592° SW