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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
14 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 14 hours ago
0 GGSE 2
1 01244U 65016B   25125.82984188  .00000070  00000-0  88842-4 0  9993
2 01244  70.0796 334.0238 0023384 264.8135  95.0302 13.96069606 61208
Epoch: 2025-05-05T19:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T19:54:58.338Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
171.34293°
Altitude
911.289 km
Speed
7.396 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 16m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-44.97157°
Longitude
149.03428°
Altitude
912.627 km
Speed
7.401 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 52m 36s
Apparent Declination
-64° 51' 39"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:23:57
Azimuth
146.371° SSE
Elevation
-44.733°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
922.504 km
Perigee altitude
888.44 km
Semi-major axis
7,283.609 km
Eccentricity
0.0023384
Inclination
70.0796°
RAAN
334.0238°
Arg. of periapsis
264.8135°
True anomaly
95.29706°
Mean anomaly
95.0302°
Eccentric anomaly
95.16364°
Mean motion
3.49159 °/min
BSTAR
0.000088842
Orbital period
103.1 mins
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GGSE 2 Visibility forecast

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11 mins2025-05-06 14:56:27.463Z189.329° SSW2025-05-06 15:01:27.463Z129.587° SE41.733°2025-05-06 15:07:27.463Z30.936° NE
8 mins2025-05-06 16:44:27.463Z268.052° W2025-05-06 16:47:27.463Z302.713° NW20.339°2025-05-06 16:52:27.463Z358.486° N
9 mins2025-05-06 23:59:27.463Z356.781° N2025-05-07 00:03:27.463Z50.661° ENE31.231°2025-05-07 00:08:27.463Z120.649° SE
9 mins2025-05-07 01:45:27.463Z308.626° NW2025-05-07 01:49:27.463Z251.367° W28.885°2025-05-07 01:54:27.463Z193.528° SSW
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