Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 2 at a glance.
Uptime
22149
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.1
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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: 103.144 minutes
Inclination: 70.0792 deg
SMA: 7285.445 km
Apoapsis: 921.489 km
Periapsis: 893.131 km
RAAN: 321.5101 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0019462
Argument of periapsis: 26.925 deg
Mean anomaly: 333.2862 deg
Mean motion: 13.96106856 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000068 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000087362072 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 5:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 2
TLE line 1: 1 01244U 65016B 25300.72158504 .00000068 00000-0 87362-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 01244 70.0792 321.5101 0019462 26.9250 333.2862 13.96106856 85619
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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