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OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874 is an American payload satellite 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

2874, 1967-053H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

NRL MULTI, Unknown motor

Mass

77 kg wet, 77 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

Ell + 1 Ant, 18 m

Radar Cross Section

1.399 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 OPS 5712 (P/L 153)
1  2874U 67053H   25192.18318786  .00000006  00000-0  42586-4 0  9998
2  2874  69.9739 126.1799 0010003 276.9488  83.0480 13.96754976959642

Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:23:47.431Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

130.8935°

Altitude

906.49 km

Speed

7.4 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 24m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-54.9269°

Longitude

99.36707°

Altitude

919.042 km

Speed

7.395 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 04m 01s

Apparent Declination

-50° 22' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:33:32

Azimuth

131.19° SE

Elevation

-71.179°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

910.382 km

Perigee altitude

895.815 km

Semi-major axis

7,281.236 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

69.9739°

RAAN

126.1799°

Arg. of periapsis

276.9488°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

83.048°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.4933 °/min

Orbital period

103.05 mins

BSTAR

0.000042586

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

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

SURCAL 150B, 2909

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

OPS 5712 (P/L 153) 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	2025-07-11 19:58:51.798Z	153.181° SSE	2025-07-11 20:02:51.798Z	105.89° ESE	23.763°	2025-07-11 20:06:51.798Z	55.431° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-11 21:43:51.798Z	232.175° WSW	2025-07-11 21:47:51.798Z	287.323° WNW	35.614°	2025-07-11 21:53:51.798Z	12.993° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-12 05:00:51.798Z	15.503° NNE	2025-07-12 05:03:51.798Z	49.71° ENE	17.127°	2025-07-12 05:06:51.798Z	83.076° E
10 mins	2025-07-12 06:45:51.798Z	332.148° NNW	2025-07-12 06:49:51.798Z	272.872° WNW	44.531°	2025-07-12 06:55:51.798Z	161.59° S

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Check out OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874 on other resources

View OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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