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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
12 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 12 hours ago
0 GGSE 2
1  1244U 65016B   25115.15421640  .00000111  00000-0  11921-3 0  9996
2  1244  70.0812 356.7624 0023403 277.3522  82.4924 13.96066125 60176
Epoch: 2025-04-25T03:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T03:42:04.296Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
87.82909°
Altitude
907.578 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 47m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
31.7039°
Longitude
99.61267°
Altitude
918.67 km
Speed
7.392 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 42m 45s
Apparent Declination
-6° 01' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:09:10
Azimuth
108.836° ESE
Elevation
12.328°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
922.53 km
Perigee altitude
888.438 km
Semi-major axis
7,283.621 km
Eccentricity
0.0023403
Inclination
70.0812°
RAAN
356.7624°
Arg. of periapsis
277.3522°
True anomaly
82.75838°
Mean anomaly
82.4924°
Eccentric anomaly
82.62538°
Mean motion
3.49158 °/min
BSTAR
0.00011921
Orbital period
103.11 mins
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GGSE 2 Visibility forecast

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10 mins2025-04-25 17:34:59.050Z204.81° SW2025-04-25 17:39:59.050Z339.54° N44.87°2025-04-25 17:44:59.050Z23.292° NE
5 mins2025-04-25 19:23:59.050Z287.925° WNW2025-04-25 19:25:59.050Z309.461° NW15.005°2025-04-25 19:28:59.050Z341.99° N
10 mins2025-04-26 02:36:59.050Z346.643° N2025-04-26 02:41:59.050Z62.162° ENE39.226°2025-04-26 02:46:59.050Z136.53° SSE
7 mins2025-04-26 04:23:59.050Z296.742° NW2025-04-26 04:26:59.050Z260.525° W20.742°2025-04-26 04:30:59.050Z214.349° SW
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