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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). 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
1244, 1965-016B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
NRL 24", Unknown motor
Mass
55 kg wet, 55 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-03-09 (60 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 Ant, 3.7 m
Radar Cross Section
0.380 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 GGSE 2
1  1244U 65016B   25118.16345552  .00000120  00000-0  12511-3 0  9993
2  1244  70.0809 350.3531 0023432 273.8229  86.0198 13.96067316 60598
Epoch: 2025-04-28T03:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T03:55:22.556Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
75.12767°
Altitude
908.618 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 21m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
50.44348°
Longitude
100.06472°
Altitude
928.284 km
Speed
7.386 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 42m 26s
Apparent Declination
22° 20' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:56:57
Azimuth
56.181° ENE
Elevation
-4.084°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
922.547 km
Perigee altitude
888.413 km
Semi-major axis
7,283.617 km
Eccentricity
0.0023432
Inclination
70.0809°
RAAN
350.3531°
Arg. of periapsis
273.8229°
True anomaly
86.28772°
Mean anomaly
86.0198°
Eccentric anomaly
86.15375°
Mean motion
3.49158 °/min
BSTAR
0.00012511
Orbital period
103.11 mins
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GGSE 2 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
10 mins2025-04-28 16:04:10.068Z166.348° S2025-04-28 16:09:10.068Z101.073° ESE30.072°2025-04-28 16:14:10.068Z42.492° NE
9 mins2025-04-28 17:50:10.068Z243.154° WSW2025-04-28 17:54:10.068Z295.262° NW30.169°2025-04-28 17:59:10.068Z4.455° NNE
7 mins2025-04-29 01:07:10.068Z11.566° NNE2025-04-29 01:10:10.068Z48.165° ENE21.245°2025-04-29 01:14:10.068Z96.068° ESE
10 mins2025-04-29 02:52:10.068Z324.722° NNW2025-04-29 02:56:10.068Z263.825° W40.987°2025-04-29 03:02:10.068Z171.9° S
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