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GGSE 5, 2834

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GGSE 5, 2834 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

2834, 1967-053D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

NRL MULTI, Unknown motor

Mass

105 kg wet, 105 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, 9.0 m

Radar Cross Section

1.247 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 GGSE 5
1 02834U 67053D   25242.15475063  .00000047  00000-0  72946-4 0  9997
2 02834  69.9733  36.2014 0009580 238.6982 121.3186 13.96139482965516

Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:42:50.454Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

1.89805°

Altitude

913.138 km

Speed

7.394 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 24m 48s

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

15:50:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

912.217 km

Perigee altitude

898.262 km

Semi-major axis

7,283.377 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

69.9733°

RAAN

36.2014°

Arg. of periapsis

238.6982°

True anomaly

121.41232°

Mean anomaly

121.3186°

Eccentric anomaly

121.36547°

Mean motion

3.49176 °/min

Orbital period

103.1 mins

BSTAR

0.000072946

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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 4, 2828

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 5 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	2025-08-31 10:46:27.733Z	164.474° S	2025-08-31 10:51:27.733Z	99.873° ESE	28.856°	2025-08-31 10:56:27.733Z	43.152° NE
9 mins	2025-08-31 12:32:27.733Z	242.037° WSW	2025-08-31 12:36:27.733Z	296.65° NW	31.185°	2025-08-31 12:41:27.733Z	5.941° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-31 19:49:27.733Z	13.462° NNE	2025-08-31 19:52:27.733Z	50.698° ENE	20.511°	2025-08-31 19:56:27.733Z	96.657° ESE
9 mins	2025-08-31 21:34:27.733Z	325.079° NNW	2025-08-31 21:38:27.733Z	255.32° W	41.739°	2025-08-31 21:43:27.733Z	171.999° S