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GGSE 4, 2828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GGSE 4, 2828 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 1967 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

2828, 1967-053C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

NRL MULTI, Unknown motor

Mass

85 kg wet, 85 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (58 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

Ell + 2 Ant, 18 m

Radar Cross Section

1.247 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 GGSE 4
1  2828U 67053C   25182.21830937  .00000033  00000-0  61167-4 0  9993
2  2828  69.9714  96.8308 0010321 267.3158  92.6767 13.97988712959646

Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:14:21.929Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

98.7225°

Altitude

903.439 km

Speed

7.4 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 27m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.48963°

Longitude

-106.75289°

Altitude

913.827 km

Speed

7.397 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 44m 04s

Apparent Declination

16° 11' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:54:48

Azimuth

304.071° NW

Elevation

-12.639°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

906.323 km

Perigee altitude

891.302 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.949 km

Eccentricity

0.00103

Inclination

69.9714°

RAAN

96.8308°

Arg. of periapsis

267.3158°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

92.6767°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49638 °/min

Orbital period

102.96 mins

BSTAR

0.000061167

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

GGSE 5, 2834

TIMATION 1, 2847

SURCAL 159, 2872

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 150B, 2909

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

GGSE 4 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.
10 mins	2025-07-01 19:05:32.685Z	170.714° S	2025-07-01 19:10:32.685Z	95.578° ESE	32.962°	2025-07-01 19:15:32.685Z	39.125° NE
9 mins	2025-07-01 20:51:32.685Z	249.801° W	2025-07-01 20:55:32.685Z	302.464° NW	27.366°	2025-07-01 21:00:32.685Z	4.382° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 04:07:32.685Z	9.269° NNE	2025-07-02 04:10:32.685Z	47.725° ENE	23.323°	2025-07-02 04:15:32.685Z	106.896° ESE
9 mins	2025-07-02 05:52:32.685Z	320.05° NNW	2025-07-02 05:56:32.685Z	254.673° W	38.222°	2025-07-02 06:01:32.685Z	179.236° S

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