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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

Country

Related business

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NRL MULTI, Unknown motor

Mass

85 kg wet, 85 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (59 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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GGSE 4
1 02828U 67053C   26024.20774239  .00000187  00000-0  16898-3 0  9990
2 02828  69.9717  12.2231 0008476 334.8647  25.2046 13.98052193988041

Epoch: 2026-01-24T04:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-24T04:59:08.942Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

173.90033°

Altitude

897.279 km

Speed

7.407 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 48m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

15:28:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

904.76 km

Perigee altitude

892.424 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.729 km

Eccentricity

0.00085

Inclination

69.9717°

RAAN

12.2231°

Arg. of periapsis

334.8647°

True anomaly

25.246°

Mean anomaly

25.2046°

Eccentric anomaly

25.2253°

Mean motion

3.49654 °/min

Orbital period

102.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00016898

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

TIMATION 1, 2847

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

GGSE 5, 2834

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

SURCAL 159, 2872

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

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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	2026-01-24 23:59:12.890Z	179.773° S	2026-01-25 00:04:12.890Z	104.294° ESE	37.616°	2026-01-25 00:09:12.890Z	36.541° NE
8 mins	2026-01-25 01:46:12.890Z	260.049° W	2026-01-25 01:50:12.890Z	313.101° NW	23.547°	2026-01-25 01:54:12.890Z	359.368° N
8 mins	2026-01-25 09:01:12.890Z	3.331° NNE	2026-01-25 09:05:12.890Z	59.22° ENE	26.851°	2026-01-25 09:09:12.890Z	110.105° ESE
9 mins	2026-01-25 10:46:12.890Z	316.613° NNW	2026-01-25 10:50:12.890Z	262.303° W	33.656°	2026-01-25 10:55:12.890Z	187.911° SSW

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GGSE 4, 2828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-24T04:59:08.942Z)

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