Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 2 at a glance.
Uptime
22194
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: 103.143 minutes
Inclination: 70.0785 deg
SMA: 7285.395 km
Apoapsis: 923.497 km
Periapsis: 891.022 km
RAAN: 224.9048 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00222878
Argument of periapsis: 327.9805 deg
Mean anomaly: 31.9946 deg
Mean motion: 13.96121245 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000079 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000095292015 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 2
TLE line 1: 1 01244U 65016B 25346.07353955 .00000079 00000-0 95292-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 01244 70.0785 224.9048 0022288 327.9805 31.9946 13.96121245 91944
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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