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GGSE 3, 1292

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GGSE 3, 1292 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

1292, 1965-016C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

NRL 24", Unknown motor

Mass

59 kg wet, 59 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 + 3 Ant, 31 m

Radar Cross Section

2.515 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 GGSE 3
1 01292U 65016C   25117.70351739  .00000306  00000-0  23780-3 0  9995
2 01292  70.0746 124.7521 0018166 147.4186 212.8048 14.01409331 66356

Epoch: 2025-04-27T16:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T16:53:03.902Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

15.55775°

Altitude

902.347 km

Speed

7.396 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 19m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-32.83046°

Longitude

-152.92027°

Altitude

895.84 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 32m 24s

Apparent Declination

-78° 02' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:54:28

Azimuth

190.85° SSW

Elevation

-31.777°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

900.147 km

Perigee altitude

873.752 km

Semi-major axis

7,265.086 km

Eccentricity

0.0018166

Inclination

70.0746°

RAAN

124.7521°

Arg. of periapsis

147.4186°

True anomaly

212.69223°

Mean anomaly

212.8048°

Eccentric anomaly

212.7485°

Mean motion

3.50495 °/min

BSTAR

0.0002378

Orbital period

102.71 mins

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

PORCUPINE 1, 1272

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

OPS 4988 DEB, 12099

GGSE 3 DEB, 44043

GGSE 3 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.
11 mins	2025-04-29 01:32:41.088Z	194.963° SSW	2025-04-29 01:37:41.088Z	136.1° SSE	43.733°	2025-04-29 01:43:41.088Z	28.078° NE
6 mins	2025-04-29 03:21:41.088Z	284.978° WNW	2025-04-29 03:23:41.088Z	309.634° NW	17.791°	2025-04-29 03:27:41.088Z	353.576° N
9 mins	2025-04-29 10:33:41.088Z	356.486° N	2025-04-29 10:37:41.088Z	58.401° ENE	32.869°	2025-04-29 10:42:41.088Z	126.138° SE
7 mins	2025-04-29 12:19:41.088Z	300.134° NW	2025-04-29 12:22:41.088Z	255.987° W	25.915°	2025-04-29 12:26:41.088Z	203.573° SW

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