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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

Country

Related business

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NRL 24", Unknown motor

Mass

59 kg wet, 59 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (62 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, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GGSE 3
1 01292U 65016C   26317.23579431  .00000083  00000-0  89938-4 0  9997
2 01292  70.0780 351.2205 0016489 114.8640 245.4186 14.01626740145458

Epoch: 2026-11-13T05:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T05:39:32.628Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-146.02328°

Altitude

895.492 km

Speed

7.402 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 24m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

09:55:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

898.176 km

Perigee altitude

874.219 km

Semi-major axis

7,264.334 km

Eccentricity

0.00165

Inclination

70.078°

RAAN

351.2205°

Arg. of periapsis

114.864°

True anomaly

245.24692°

Mean anomaly

245.4186°

Eccentric anomaly

245.33275°

Mean motion

3.5055 °/min

Orbital period

102.7 mins

BSTAR

0.000089938

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

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

GGSE 3 DEB, 44043

SOLRAD 7B, 1291

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

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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.
8 mins	2026-11-13 14:49:56.084Z	302.355° NW	2026-11-13 14:53:56.084Z	252.928° W	22.809°	2026-11-13 14:57:56.084Z	208.691° SW
4 mins	2026-11-14 02:21:56.084Z	117.701° SE	2026-11-14 02:23:56.084Z	94.4° ESE	15.651°	2026-11-14 02:25:56.084Z	72.431° E
9 mins	2026-11-14 04:03:56.084Z	214.312° SW	2026-11-14 04:07:56.084Z	288.28° WNW	71.404°	2026-11-14 04:12:56.084Z	18.918° NNE
9 mins	2026-11-14 13:03:56.084Z	347.267° N	2026-11-14 13:07:56.084Z	68.448° E	61.954°	2026-11-14 13:12:56.084Z	142.37° SSE

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GGSE 3, 1292

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T05:39:32.628Z)

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