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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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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
1 02826U 67053A   26283.95110856  .00009486  00000-0  12920-2 0  9998
2 02826  69.9139 114.2560 0003216 261.1175  98.9610 14.78957836 83340

Epoch: 2026-10-10T22:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T22:49:35.779Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

112.30606°

Altitude

635.364 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 37m 01s

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

00:17:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

632.845 km

Perigee altitude

628.337 km

Semi-major axis

7,008.728 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

69.9139°

RAAN

114.256°

Arg. of periapsis

261.1175°

True anomaly

98.9974°

Mean anomaly

98.961°

Eccentric anomaly

98.9792°

Mean motion

3.699 °/min

Orbital period

97.32 mins

BSTAR

0.001292

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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

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

TIMATION 1, 2847

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

SURCAL 159, 2872

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

GGSE 5, 2834

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	2026-10-11 13:33:08.247Z	166.842° S	2026-10-11 13:37:08.247Z	101.158° ESE	30.509°	2026-10-11 13:40:08.247Z	50.89° ENE
6 mins	2026-10-11 15:14:08.247Z	259.717° W	2026-10-11 15:16:08.247Z	294.848° NW	25.904°	2026-10-11 15:20:08.247Z	359.409° N
7 mins	2026-10-11 23:44:08.247Z	340.061° N	2026-10-11 23:47:08.247Z	26.936° NE	74.273°	2026-10-11 23:51:08.247Z	150.88° SSE

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OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T22:49:35.779Z)

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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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