Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 3 at a glance.
Uptime
22194
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: 102.746 minutes
Inclination: 70.0778 deg
SMA: 7266.693 km
Apoapsis: 903.673 km
Periapsis: 873.444 km
RAAN: 353.5416 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00207995
Argument of periapsis: 205.9423 deg
Mean anomaly: 154.0645 deg
Mean motion: 14.01514221 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000187 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015878248 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, 5:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 3
TLE line 1: 1 01292U 65016C 25346.24006443 .00000187 00000-0 15878-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 01292 70.0778 353.5416 0020800 205.9423 154.0645 14.01514221 98370
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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