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GGSE 4, 2828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GGSE 4, 2828 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

2828, 1967-053C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

NRL MULTI, Unknown motor

Mass

85 kg wet, 85 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 + 2 Ant, 18 m

Radar Cross Section

1.247 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GGSE 4
1 02828U 67053C   25192.95077735  .00000047  00000-0  70751-4 0  9998
2 02828  69.9713  73.7795 0010193 257.0401 102.9567 13.97990468960616

Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:49:07.163Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

161.40429°

Altitude

904.746 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 55m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-28.42306°

Longitude

-8.13516°

Altitude

905.63 km

Speed

7.401 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 19m 24s

Apparent Declination

-57° 47' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:45:56

Azimuth

220.99° SW

Elevation

-36.164°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

906.224 km

Perigee altitude

891.389 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.943 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

69.9713°

RAAN

73.7795°

Arg. of periapsis

257.0401°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

102.9567°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49639 °/min

Orbital period

102.96 mins

BSTAR

0.000070751

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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

GGSE 5, 2834

TIMATION 1, 2847

SURCAL 159, 2872

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 150B, 2909

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

GGSE 4 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.
6 mins	2025-07-12 16:07:27.493Z	132.918° SE	2025-07-12 16:10:27.493Z	98.882° ESE	17.173°	2025-07-12 16:13:27.493Z	65.57° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-12 17:50:27.493Z	217.072° SW	2025-07-12 17:55:27.493Z	310.663° NW	42.102°	2025-07-12 18:00:27.493Z	17.746° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-13 01:08:27.493Z	27.851° NE	2025-07-13 01:10:27.493Z	49.072° ENE	12.666°	2025-07-13 01:12:27.493Z	69.208° E
9 mins	2025-07-13 02:52:27.493Z	342.448° N	2025-07-13 02:56:27.493Z	56.682° ENE	43.617°	2025-07-13 03:01:27.493Z	147.573° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-13 04:39:27.493Z	281.847° WNW	2025-07-13 04:41:27.493Z	259.096° W	15.273°	2025-07-13 04:44:27.493Z	227.587° WSW

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