Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 2 at a glance.
Uptime
22094
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: 103.145 minutes
Inclination: 70.0775 deg
SMA: 7285.497 km
Apoapsis: 920.719 km
Periapsis: 894.005 km
RAAN: 77.6441 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00183334
Argument of periapsis: 108.0028 deg
Mean anomaly: 252.3079 deg
Mean motion: 13.96091874 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000135 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013615798 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 4:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 2
TLE line 1: 1 01244U 65016B 25246.19830681 .00000135 00000-0 13616-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 01244 70.0775 77.6441 0018333 108.0028 252.3079 13.96091874 78006
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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