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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NRL 24", Unknown motor
Mass
55 kg wet, 55 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 GGSE 2
1 1244U 65016B 25318.63315806 .00000173 00000-0 16421-3 0 9998
2 1244 70.0786 283.3538 0020606 2.5868 357.5340 13.96112935 88111Epoch: 2025-11-14T15:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-14T15:11:44.856Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
1.44301°
Altitude
894.604 km
Speed
7.413 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 53m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:28:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
920.33 km
Perigee altitude
890.313 km
Semi-major axis
7,283.459 km
Eccentricity
0.00206
Inclination
70.0786°
RAAN
283.3538°
Arg. of periapsis
2.5868°
True anomaly
357.52381°
Mean anomaly
357.534°
Eccentric anomaly
357.52891°
Mean motion
3.4917 °/min
Orbital period
103.1 mins
BSTAR
0.00016421
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GGSE 2 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-11-15 22:15:51.805Z | 163.041° S | 2025-11-15 22:19:51.805Z | 110.704° ESE | 29.362° | 2025-11-15 22:24:51.805Z | 44.767° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-11-16 00:01:51.805Z | 246.451° WSW | 2025-11-16 00:05:51.805Z | 307.517° NW | 30.132° | 2025-11-16 00:10:51.805Z | 7.799° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-16 07:17:51.805Z | 8.929° NNE | 2025-11-16 07:21:51.805Z | 58.078° ENE | 20.811° | 2025-11-16 07:25:51.805Z | 100.85° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2025-11-16 09:02:51.805Z | 326.021° NNW | 2025-11-16 09:07:51.805Z | 229.838° WSW | 40.993° | 2025-11-16 09:12:51.805Z | 172.001° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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