GGSE 2, 1244
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GGSE 2, 1244 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GGSE 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 24", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 55 kg wet, 55 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere + 1 Ant, 3.7 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.380 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 GGSE 2
1 01244U 65016B 25001.66100261 .00000247 00000-0 21828-3 0 9996
2 01244 70.0780 238.4814 0018191 64.6926 295.6062 13.96018544 43871Epoch: 2025-01-01T15:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-01T15:51:50.625Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | -101.03064° |
| Altitude | 904.223 km |
| Speed | 7.403 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 53m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -10.89808° |
| Longitude | -107.14174° |
| Altitude | 908.492 km |
| Speed | 7.399 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 01m 03s |
| Apparent Declination | -67° 14' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:42:42 |
| Azimuth | 184.204° SSW |
| Elevation | -17.445° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 918.9 km |
| Perigee altitude | 892.4 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,283.787 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018191 |
| Inclination | 70.078° |
| RAAN | 238.4814° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 64.6926° |
| True anomaly | 295.41804° |
| Mean anomaly | 295.6062° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 295.51214° |
| Mean motion | 3.49146 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00021828 |
| Orbital period | 103.11 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| OSCAR 3, 1293 |
| SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed) |
| PORCUPINE 1, 1272 |
| THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245 |
| OPS 4988 DEB, 12099 |
| GGSE 3 DEB, 44043 |
GGSE 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-01-02 16:03:01.553Z | 160.726° S | 2025-01-02 16:08:01.553Z | 95.514° ESE | 26.676° | 2025-01-02 16:12:01.553Z | 48.247° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-02 17:49:01.553Z | 240.927° WSW | 2025-01-02 17:53:01.553Z | 302.503° NW | 32.432° | 2025-01-02 17:58:01.553Z | 8.45° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-03 01:06:01.553Z | 17.735° NNE | 2025-01-03 01:09:01.553Z | 55.078° ENE | 18.888° | 2025-01-03 01:12:01.553Z | 89.305° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-03 02:50:01.553Z | 329.251° NNW | 2025-01-03 02:55:01.553Z | 234.435° WSW | 42.987° | 2025-01-03 03:00:01.553Z | 167.969° S |
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