Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 2 at a glance.
Uptime
21978
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GGSE 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GGSE 2
International designator: 1965-016B
Object number (NORAD): 1244
Object ID (CCSDS): 1244
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.147 minutes
Inclination: 70.0793 deg
SMA: 7285.57 km
Apoapsis: 924.439 km
Periapsis: 890.43 km
RAAN: 323.1881 deg
Eccentricy: 0.002334
Argument of periapsis: 258.874 deg
Mean anomaly: 100.9742 deg
Mean motion: 13.96070883 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000053 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000076685 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 2
TLE line 1: 1 01244U 65016B 25130.91687770 .00000053 00000-0 76685-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 01244 70.0793 323.1881 0023340 258.8740 100.9742 13.96070883 61916
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GGSE 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object GGSE 2.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
GGSE 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D’, on board a Thor SLV-2 Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on March 9, 1965, 6:29 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 9, 1965, 6:29 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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