Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 3 at a glance.
Uptime
22143
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 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GGSE 3
International designator: 1965-016C
Object number (NORAD): 1292
Object ID (CCSDS): 1292
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.748 minutes
Inclination: 70.0748 deg
SMA: 7266.794 km
Apoapsis: 904.921 km
Periapsis: 872.397 km
RAAN: 101.698 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00223782
Argument of periapsis: 265.1825 deg
Mean anomaly: 94.6729 deg
Mean motion: 14.01485147 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000247 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019819199 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 10:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 3
TLE line 1: 1 01292U 65016C 25295.92355126 .00000247 00000-0 19819-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 01292 70.0748 101.6980 0022378 265.1825 94.6729 14.01485147 91325
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GGSE 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object GGSE 3.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
GGSE 3 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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