Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 4 at a glance.
Uptime
21326
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GGSE 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GGSE 4
International designator: 1967-053C
Object number (NORAD): 2828
Object ID (CCSDS): 2828
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.003 minutes
Inclination: 69.9711 deg
SMA: 7278.803 km
Apoapsis: 904.604 km
Periapsis: 896.732 km
RAAN: 221.0808 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00054076
Argument of periapsis: 140.0308 deg
Mean anomaly: 220.1198 deg
Mean motion: 13.98018078 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000108 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011349754 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 11:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 4
TLE line 1: 1 02828U 67053C 25291.97480893 .00000108 00000-0 11350-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 02828 69.9711 221.0808 0005408 140.0308 220.1198 13.98018078974456
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GGSE 4.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object GGSE 4.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
GGSE 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,D’, on board a Thor SLV-2 Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on May 31, 1967, 9:30 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 31, 1967, 9:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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