GGSE 3 DEB, 44043

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GGSE 3 DEB, 44043 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

44043, 1965-016L

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 GGSE 3 DEB
1 44043U 65016L   25216.86024349  .00000533  00000-0  37226-3 0  9999
2 44043  70.0745 265.5429 0019320   0.7159 359.3976 14.03727016331358

Epoch: 2025-08-04T20:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T20:38:45.037Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

2.19361°

Altitude

869.218 km

Speed

7.425 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 42m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

67.59447°

Longitude

119.61253°

Altitude

894.641 km

Speed

7.41 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 21m 28s

Apparent Declination

38° 43' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:10:31

Azimuth

334.905° NNW

Elevation

-5.853°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

892.967 km

Perigee altitude

864.925 km

Semi-major axis

7,257.083 km

Eccentricity

0.00193

Inclination

70.0745°

RAAN

265.5429°

Arg. of periapsis

0.7159°

True anomaly

359.39527°

Mean anomaly

359.3976°

Eccentric anomaly

359.39643°

Mean motion

3.51075 °/min

Orbital period

102.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00037226

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

PORCUPINE 1, 1272

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

OPS 4988 DEB, 12099

GGSE 3 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-08-05 14:18:27.894Z	337.231° NNW	2025-08-05 14:23:27.894Z	16.721° NNE	44.597°	2025-08-05 14:29:27.894Z	154.442° SSE
8 mins	2025-08-06 03:33:27.894Z	148.151° SSE	2025-08-06 03:36:27.894Z	109.145° ESE	23.622°	2025-08-06 03:41:27.894Z	48.981° ENE
9 mins	2025-08-06 05:17:27.894Z	234.838° WSW	2025-08-06 05:21:27.894Z	297.967° NW	34.845°	2025-08-06 05:26:27.894Z	10.076° NNE
5 mins	2025-08-06 12:32:27.894Z	21.698° NNE	2025-08-06 12:34:27.894Z	44.849° NE	16.261°	2025-08-06 12:37:27.894Z	79.169° E

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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