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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

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

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

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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

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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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 3 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.
11 mins	2025-04-20 03:24:57.329Z	195.443° SSW	2025-04-20 03:29:57.329Z	147.209° SSE	43.576°	2025-04-20 03:35:57.329Z	28.012° NE
6 mins	2025-04-20 05:13:57.329Z	283.703° WNW	2025-04-20 05:15:57.329Z	307.918° NW	17.697°	2025-04-20 05:19:57.329Z	352.417° N
9 mins	2025-04-20 12:25:57.329Z	355.38° N	2025-04-20 12:29:57.329Z	54.545° ENE	33.031°	2025-04-20 12:34:57.329Z	125.768° SE
7 mins	2025-04-20 14:11:57.329Z	301.298° NW	2025-04-20 14:14:57.329Z	258.686° W	25.688°	2025-04-20 14:18:57.329Z	204.93° SW

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