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P 76-5, 8860

Orbit data source: Space-Track

P 76-5, 8860 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 22 May 1976 UTC via an SCOUT B-1 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

8860, 1976-047A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

72 kg wet, 72 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-05-22 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT B-1

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 P 76-5
1  8860U 76047A   26171.36451997  .00000045  00000-0  10804-3 0  9992
2  8860  99.9040  24.7422 0041787 351.1869 182.1318 13.68301580496824

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:44:54.525Z)

Latitude

6.52554°

Longitude

166.0733°

Altitude

1,038.708 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 43m 31s

True Declination

6° 29' 18"

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

23:08:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,033.806 km

Perigee altitude

972.119 km

Semi-major axis

7,381.099 km

Eccentricity

0.00418

Inclination

99.904°

RAAN

24.7422°

Arg. of periapsis

351.1869°

True anomaly

182.11408°

Mean anomaly

182.1318°

Eccentric anomaly

182.12293°

Mean motion

3.42264 °/min

Orbital period

105.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00010804

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P 76-5 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	2026-06-22 12:43:06.163Z	99.373° ESE	2026-06-22 12:47:06.163Z	54.224° ENE	19.206°	2026-06-22 12:50:06.163Z	21.424° NNE
10 mins	2026-06-22 14:25:06.163Z	177.305° S	2026-06-22 14:30:06.163Z	270.953° WNW	42.279°	2026-06-22 14:35:06.163Z	337.57° N
11 mins	2026-06-23 03:11:06.163Z	16.46° NNE	2026-06-23 03:16:06.163Z	90.818° ESE	44.928°	2026-06-23 03:22:06.163Z	194.949° SSW
5 mins	2026-06-23 04:57:06.163Z	324.067° NNW	2026-06-23 04:59:06.163Z	302.493° NW	15.98°	2026-06-23 05:02:06.163Z	271.989° WNW

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P 76-5, 8860

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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