Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 3 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 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: 102.75 minutes
Inclination: 70.0761 deg
SMA: 7266.887 km
Apoapsis: 904.303 km
Periapsis: 873.201 km
RAAN: 208.6228 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00213998
Argument of periapsis: 323.6723 deg
Mean anomaly: 36.2932 deg
Mean motion: 14.01458097 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000336 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025746273 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, 4:14 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 3
TLE line 1: 1 01292U 65016C 25246.17702960 .00000336 00000-0 25746-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 01292 70.0761 208.6228 0021400 323.6723 36.2932 14.01458097 84352
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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