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
Orbit
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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 61208Epoch: 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
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:23:57
Azimuth
146.371° SSE
Elevation
-44.733°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
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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| 11 mins | 2025-05-06 14:56:27.463Z | 189.329° SSW | 2025-05-06 15:01:27.463Z | 129.587° SE | 41.733° | 2025-05-06 15:07:27.463Z | 30.936° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-05-06 16:44:27.463Z | 268.052° W | 2025-05-06 16:47:27.463Z | 302.713° NW | 20.339° | 2025-05-06 16:52:27.463Z | 358.486° N |
| 9 mins | 2025-05-06 23:59:27.463Z | 356.781° N | 2025-05-07 00:03:27.463Z | 50.661° ENE | 31.231° | 2025-05-07 00:08:27.463Z | 120.649° SE |
| 9 mins | 2025-05-07 01:45:27.463Z | 308.626° NW | 2025-05-07 01:49:27.463Z | 251.367° W | 28.885° | 2025-05-07 01:54:27.463Z | 193.528° SSW |
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