Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 2 at a glance.
Uptime
22034
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: 103.146 minutes
Inclination: 70.077 deg
SMA: 7285.535 km
Apoapsis: 922.868 km
Periapsis: 891.931 km
RAAN: 204.917 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0021232
Argument of periapsis: 191.9786 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.0818 deg
Mean motion: 13.9608099 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000051994 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 10:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 2
TLE line 1: 1 01244U 65016B 25186.44417040 .00000019 00000-0 51994-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 01244 70.0770 204.9170 0021232 191.9786 168.0818 13.96080990 69662
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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