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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

Country

Related business

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

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, 1.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.380 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 GGSE 2
1 01244U 65016B   25242.90252971  .00000071  00000-0  89897-4 0  9992
2 01244  70.0777  84.6650 0018390 112.8893 247.4157 13.96090581 77548

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:39:38.566Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

140.42413°

Altitude

914.849 km

Speed

7.392 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 38m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

20:26:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

918.794 km

Perigee altitude

892.005 km

Semi-major axis

7,283.536 km

Eccentricity

0.00184

Inclination

70.0777°

RAAN

84.665°

Arg. of periapsis

112.8893°

True anomaly

247.2213°

Mean anomaly

247.4157°

Eccentric anomaly

247.31848°

Mean motion

3.49164 °/min

Orbital period

103.1 mins

BSTAR

0.000089897

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

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

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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.
10 mins	2025-08-31 14:59:17.943Z	203.177° SW	2025-08-31 15:03:17.943Z	207.007° SW	44.538°	2025-08-31 15:09:17.943Z	24.324° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 16:48:17.943Z	292.413° WNW	2025-08-31 16:50:17.943Z	315.277° NNW	15.181°	2025-08-31 16:53:17.943Z	347.006° N
10 mins	2025-09-01 00:01:17.943Z	350.154° N	2025-09-01 00:05:17.943Z	50.662° ENE	37.92°	2025-09-01 00:11:17.943Z	137.126° SSE
6 mins	2025-09-01 01:48:17.943Z	290.904° WNW	2025-09-01 01:50:17.943Z	265.088° W	20.965°	2025-09-01 01:54:17.943Z	215.412° SW