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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GGSE 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 24", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 55 kg wet, 55 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 10 hours ago
0 GGSE 2
1 1244U 65016B 25013.98494554 .00000095 00000-0 10738-3 0 9994
2 1244 70.0771 212.2342 0018677 46.5020 313.7634 13.96023761 46057Epoch: 2025-01-13T23:38Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-13T23:38:19.294Z)
| Latitude | -0.00012° |
| Longitude | 103.95562° |
| Altitude | 900.514 km |
| Speed | 7.407 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 08m 56s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -18.60261° |
| Longitude | 96.07833° |
| Altitude | 908.494 km |
| Speed | 7.4 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 37m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | -51° 25' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:27:44 |
| Azimuth | 133.045° SE |
| Elevation | -31.515° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 919.236 km |
| Perigee altitude | 892.028 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,283.769 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018677 |
| Inclination | 70.0771° |
| RAAN | 212.2342° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 46.502° |
| True anomaly | 313.60858° |
| Mean anomaly | 313.7634° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 313.68602° |
| Mean motion | 3.49147 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00010738 |
| Orbital period | 103.11 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| OSCAR 3, 1293 |
| SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed) |
| PORCUPINE 1, 1272 |
| THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245 |
| OPS 4988 DEB, 12099 |
| GGSE 3 DEB, 44043 |
GGSE 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-01-14 13:30:44.447Z | 155.711° SSE | 2025-01-14 13:34:44.447Z | 106.428° ESE | 25.16° | 2025-01-14 13:39:44.447Z | 47.35° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-14 15:15:44.447Z | 234.644° WSW | 2025-01-14 15:20:44.447Z | 313.675° NW | 33.642° | 2025-01-14 15:25:44.447Z | 11.456° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-14 22:33:44.447Z | 22.83° NE | 2025-01-14 22:35:44.447Z | 47.115° ENE | 17.913° | 2025-01-14 22:39:44.447Z | 91.072° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-15 00:17:44.447Z | 330.606° NNW | 2025-01-15 00:21:44.447Z | 284.859° WNW | 43.53° | 2025-01-15 00:27:44.447Z | 164.495° S |
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