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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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 GGSE 4
1 02828U 67053C   25128.62727691  .00000072  00000-0  88175-4 0  9991
2 02828  69.9715 211.9324 0009076 320.0995  39.9443 13.97975916951623

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:03Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:03:16.725Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

119.41764°

Altitude

898.062 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 07m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

57.89515°

Longitude

153.16159°

Altitude

911.663 km

Speed

7.401 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 48m 32s

Apparent Declination

62° 40' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:41:07

Azimuth

352.134° N

Elevation

13.487°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

905.461 km

Perigee altitude

892.252 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.994 km

Eccentricity

0.0009076

Inclination

69.9715°

RAAN

211.9324°

Arg. of periapsis

320.0995°

True anomaly

40.01113°

Mean anomaly

39.9443°

Eccentric anomaly

39.97771°

Mean motion

3.49635 °/min

BSTAR

0.000088175

Orbital period

102.96 mins

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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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 15:39:56.727Z	2.503° NNE	2025-05-09 15:43:56.727Z	66.87° ENE	30.163°	2025-05-09 15:47:56.727Z	117.855° SE
9 mins	2025-05-09 17:24:56.727Z	310.374° NW	2025-05-09 17:28:56.727Z	253.729° W	29.693°	2025-05-09 17:33:56.727Z	192.639° SSW
10 mins	2025-05-10 06:40:56.727Z	197.681° SSW	2025-05-10 06:44:56.727Z	148.086° SSE	44.485°	2025-05-10 06:50:56.727Z	26.673° NE

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