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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
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
1
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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GGSE 3 Visibility forecast

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9 mins2025-05-06 08:42:11.078Z359.422° N2025-05-06 08:46:11.078Z46.287° ENE24.354°2025-05-06 08:51:11.078Z109.542° ESE
9 mins2025-05-06 10:28:11.078Z316.406° NNW2025-05-06 10:32:11.078Z247.272° WSW35.619°2025-05-06 10:37:11.078Z182.096° SSW
9 mins2025-05-06 23:42:11.078Z183.395° SSW2025-05-06 23:46:11.078Z116.954° SE40.609°2025-05-06 23:51:11.078Z33.953° NE
7 mins2025-05-07 01:29:11.078Z272.21° WNW2025-05-07 01:32:11.078Z311.853° NW20.927°2025-05-07 01:36:11.078Z357.127° N
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