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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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 GGSE 3
1 01292U 65016C   25125.69756412  .00000279  00000-0  21942-3 0  9996
2 01292  70.0749 107.5699 0017786 135.7191 224.5345 14.01414457 67476

Epoch: 2025-05-05T16:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T16:44:29.539Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-7.36058°

Altitude

900.451 km

Speed

7.397 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 10m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-70.10456°

Longitude

-93.82765°

Altitude

923.885 km

Speed

7.385 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 55m 49s

Apparent Declination

-56° 57' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:41:24

Azimuth

160.257° S

Elevation

-71.41°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

899.853 km

Perigee altitude

874.01 km

Semi-major axis

7,265.069 km

Eccentricity

0.0017786

Inclination

70.0749°

RAAN

107.5699°

Arg. of periapsis

135.7191°

True anomaly

224.39178°

Mean anomaly

224.5345°

Eccentric anomaly

224.46312°

Mean motion

3.50496 °/min

BSTAR

0.00021942

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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-05-06 08:42:11.078Z	359.422° N	2025-05-06 08:46:11.078Z	46.287° ENE	24.354°	2025-05-06 08:51:11.078Z	109.542° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-06 10:28:11.078Z	316.406° NNW	2025-05-06 10:32:11.078Z	247.272° WSW	35.619°	2025-05-06 10:37:11.078Z	182.096° SSW
9 mins	2025-05-06 23:42:11.078Z	183.395° SSW	2025-05-06 23:46:11.078Z	116.954° SE	40.609°	2025-05-06 23:51:11.078Z	33.953° NE
7 mins	2025-05-07 01:29:11.078Z	272.21° WNW	2025-05-07 01:32:11.078Z	311.853° NW	20.927°	2025-05-07 01:36:11.078Z	357.127° N

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