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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

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, 15.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.515 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 GGSE 3
1 01292U 65016C   25242.32288553  .00000272  00000-0  21480-3 0  9992
2 01292  70.0753 216.9067 0021203 328.3128  31.6703 14.01454950 83817

Epoch: 2025-08-30T07:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T07:44:57.309Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

121.90905°

Altitude

877.978 km

Speed

7.42 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 27m 37s

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

20:26:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

902.195 km

Perigee altitude

871.388 km

Semi-major axis

7,264.929 km

Eccentricity

0.00212

Inclination

70.0753°

RAAN

216.9067°

Arg. of periapsis

328.3128°

True anomaly

31.79815°

Mean anomaly

31.6703°

Eccentric anomaly

31.7342°

Mean motion

3.50507 °/min

Orbital period

102.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0002148

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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.
9 mins	2025-08-31 08:16:19.422Z	357.635° N	2025-08-31 08:21:19.422Z	59.085° ENE	25.476°	2025-08-31 08:25:19.422Z	108.209° ESE
9 mins	2025-08-31 10:02:19.422Z	317.178° NNW	2025-08-31 10:06:19.422Z	255.816° W	35.493°	2025-08-31 10:11:19.422Z	184.198° SSW
10 mins	2025-08-31 23:16:19.422Z	184.84° SSW	2025-08-31 23:20:19.422Z	123.935° SE	40.81°	2025-08-31 23:26:19.422Z	31.634° NE
7 mins	2025-09-01 01:03:19.422Z	271.32° WNW	2025-09-01 01:06:19.422Z	309.887° NW	20.644°	2025-09-01 01:10:19.422Z	355.875° N