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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

Country

Related business

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NRL MULTI, Unknown motor

Mass

85 kg wet, 85 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (59 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, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 GGSE 4
1 02828U 67053C   26310.45881633  .00000049  00000-0  72075-4 0  9999
2 02828  69.9687 117.2936 0009150 327.0729  32.9807 13.98111050 28043

Epoch: 2026-11-06T11:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T11:00:41.730Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-93.5584°

Altitude

897.07 km

Speed

7.407 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 49m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

19:30:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

905.046 km

Perigee altitude

891.73 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.525 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

69.9687°

RAAN

117.2936°

Arg. of periapsis

327.0729°

True anomaly

33.03783°

Mean anomaly

32.9807°

Eccentric anomaly

33.00926°

Mean motion

3.49669 °/min

Orbital period

102.95 mins

BSTAR

0.000072075

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

TIMATION 1, 2847

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

SURCAL 159, 2872

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

GGSE 5, 2834

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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.
8 mins	2026-11-06 23:38:18.444Z	304.326° NW	2026-11-06 23:42:18.444Z	257.317° W	23.768°	2026-11-06 23:46:18.444Z	210.775° SW
5 mins	2026-11-07 11:12:18.444Z	117.352° SE	2026-11-07 11:14:18.444Z	93.861° ESE	16.179°	2026-11-07 11:17:18.444Z	63.15° ENE
10 mins	2026-11-07 12:54:18.444Z	214.709° SW	2026-11-07 12:58:18.444Z	272.344° WNW	68.963°	2026-11-07 13:04:18.444Z	19.987° NNE
10 mins	2026-11-07 21:55:18.444Z	343.411° N	2026-11-07 22:00:18.444Z	86.628° E	64.732°	2026-11-07 22:05:18.444Z	145.03° SSE

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GGSE 4, 2828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T11:00:41.730Z)

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

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