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GGSE 3, 1292

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GGSE 3, 1292 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
1292, 1965-016C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
NRL 24", Unknown motor
Mass
59 kg wet, 59 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 + 3 Ant, 31 m
Radar Cross Section
2.515 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 GGSE 3
1  1292U 65016C   25109.13843221  .00000221  00000-0  18130-3 0  9994
2  1292  70.0752 143.1610 0018692 159.4383 200.7482 14.01403717 65655
Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:19:20.542Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-114.16055°
Altitude
903.969 km
Speed
7.394 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 32m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-42.07094°
Longitude
-134.82293°
Altitude
916.915 km
Speed
7.386 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 04m 58s
Apparent Declination
-63° 47' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:49:29
Azimuth
144.992° SSE
Elevation
-43.256°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
900.549 km
Perigee altitude
873.389 km
Semi-major axis
7,265.106 km
Eccentricity
0.0018692
Inclination
70.0752°
RAAN
143.161°
Arg. of periapsis
159.4383°
True anomaly
200.67248°
Mean anomaly
200.7482°
Eccentric anomaly
200.71033°
Mean motion
3.50494 °/min
BSTAR
0.0001813
Orbital period
102.71 mins
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GGSE 3 Visibility forecast

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11 mins2025-04-20 03:24:57.329Z195.443° SSW2025-04-20 03:29:57.329Z147.209° SSE43.576°2025-04-20 03:35:57.329Z28.012° NE
6 mins2025-04-20 05:13:57.329Z283.703° WNW2025-04-20 05:15:57.329Z307.918° NW17.697°2025-04-20 05:19:57.329Z352.417° N
9 mins2025-04-20 12:25:57.329Z355.38° N2025-04-20 12:29:57.329Z54.545° ENE33.031°2025-04-20 12:34:57.329Z125.768° SE
7 mins2025-04-20 14:11:57.329Z301.298° NW2025-04-20 14:14:57.329Z258.686° W25.688°2025-04-20 14:18:57.329Z204.93° SW
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