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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GGSE 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 24", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 59 kg wet, 59 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 2 days ago
0 GGSE 3
1 01292U 65016C 24295.19001036 .00000364 00000-0 27664-3 0 9995
2 01292 70.0766 169.8508 0018628 22.2645 337.9269 14.01237221 39942Epoch: 2024-10-21T04:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-21T04:33:36.895Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | 71.32684° |
| Altitude | 879.293 km |
| Speed | 7.419 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 19m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 70.0472° |
| Longitude | 164.62013° |
| Altitude | 896.838 km |
| Speed | 7.412 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 45m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | 33° 56' 03" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:47:34 |
| Azimuth | 25.385° NE |
| Elevation | -10.964° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 901.079 km |
| Perigee | 874.01 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,265.681 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018628 |
| Inclination | 70.0766° |
| RAAN | 169.8508° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 22.2645° |
| True anomaly | 337.84651° |
| Mean anomaly | 337.9269° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 337.88672° |
| Mean motion | 3.50452 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00027664 |
| Period | 102.72 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| OSCAR 3, 1293 |
| 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
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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 | 2024-10-23 01:39:18.457Z | 359.078° N | 2024-10-23 01:43:18.457Z | 50.158° ENE | 27.498° | 2024-10-23 01:48:18.457Z | 115.068° SE |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-23 03:25:18.457Z | 310.798° NW | 2024-10-23 03:29:18.457Z | 242.682° WSW | 32.299° | 2024-10-23 03:34:18.457Z | 186.348° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-23 16:39:18.457Z | 189.731° SSW | 2024-10-23 16:43:18.457Z | 108.444° ESE | 43.036° | 2024-10-23 16:48:18.457Z | 30.282° NE |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-23 18:26:18.457Z | 276.463° WNW | 2024-10-23 18:29:18.457Z | 313.728° NW | 18.514° | 2024-10-23 18:32:18.457Z | 348.615° N |