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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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 GGSE 4
1 02828U 67053C   25195.38346798  .00000029  00000-0  58397-4 0  9998
2 02828  69.9713  68.5543 0010138 254.6823 105.3163 13.97990985960959

Epoch: 2025-07-14T09:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T09:12:11.633Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-1.98731°

Altitude

905.029 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 34m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.07287°

Longitude

-17.24468°

Altitude

910.407 km

Speed

7.397 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 57m 33s

Apparent Declination

-46° 12' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:34:25

Azimuth

243.034° WSW

Elevation

-53.014°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

906.182 km

Perigee altitude

891.427 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.942 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

69.9713°

RAAN

68.5543°

Arg. of periapsis

254.6823°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

105.3163°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49639 °/min

Orbital period

102.96 mins

BSTAR

0.000058397

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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	2025-07-15 01:11:58.960Z	4.376° NNE	2025-07-15 01:15:58.960Z	48.725° ENE	19.705°	2025-07-15 01:19:58.960Z	94.553° ESE
9 mins	2025-07-15 02:57:58.960Z	326.532° NNW	2025-07-15 03:01:58.960Z	256.389° W	42.5°	2025-07-15 03:06:58.960Z	169.982° S
9 mins	2025-07-15 16:13:58.960Z	170.879° S	2025-07-15 16:17:58.960Z	115.243° SE	34.01°	2025-07-15 16:22:58.960Z	41.446° NE
9 mins	2025-07-15 17:59:58.960Z	252.697° W	2025-07-15 18:03:58.960Z	306.979° NW	26.674°	2025-07-15 18:08:58.960Z	5.205° NNE

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