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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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GGSE 4
1 02828U 67053C   25341.12818663  .00000163  00000-0  15198-3 0  9998
2 02828  69.9702 115.5025 0005448  42.4031 317.7496 13.98036479981329

Epoch: 2025-12-07T03:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T03:04:35.324Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-6.79071°

Altitude

899.98 km

Speed

7.404 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 42m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

01:37:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

902.611 km

Perigee altitude

894.682 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.784 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

69.9702°

RAAN

115.5025°

Arg. of periapsis

42.4031°

True anomaly

317.7076°

Mean anomaly

317.7496°

Eccentric anomaly

317.7286°

Mean motion

3.4965 °/min

Orbital period

102.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00015198

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

GGSE 5, 2834

TIMATION 1, 2847

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

SURCAL 159, 2872

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

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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.
11 mins	2025-12-08 10:05:39.231Z	188.039° SSW	2025-12-08 10:10:39.231Z	124.5° SE	41.106°	2025-12-08 10:16:39.231Z	31.581° NE
7 mins	2025-12-08 11:53:39.231Z	269.193° W	2025-12-08 11:56:39.231Z	305.989° NW	20.6°	2025-12-08 12:00:39.231Z	353.69° N
9 mins	2025-12-08 19:07:39.231Z	357.071° N	2025-12-08 19:11:39.231Z	50.552° ENE	30.223°	2025-12-08 19:16:39.231Z	119.383° SE
8 mins	2025-12-08 20:53:39.231Z	308.546° NW	2025-12-08 20:57:39.231Z	248.189° W	29.438°	2025-12-08 21:01:39.231Z	196.602° SSW

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GGSE 4, 2828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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