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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
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NRL 24", Unknown motor
Mass
55 kg wet, 55 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-03-09 (61 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
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 GGSE 2
1  1244U 65016B   26196.22206285 -.00000009  00000-0  31375-4 0  9993
2  1244  70.0791 126.6011 0018997  46.8765 313.3926 13.96164512121979
Epoch: 2026-07-15T05:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-15T05:19:46.230Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
113.57749°
Altitude
899.93 km
Speed
7.407 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 26m 24s
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:19:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
918.978 km
Perigee altitude
891.306 km
Semi-major axis
7,283.279 km
Eccentricity
0.0019
Inclination
70.0791°
RAAN
126.6011°
Arg. of periapsis
46.8765°
True anomaly
313.23415°
Mean anomaly
313.3926°
Eccentric anomaly
313.3134°
Mean motion
3.49183 °/min
Orbital period
103.1 mins
BSTAR
0.000031375
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