GGSE 4

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite GGSE 4 at a glance.

Uptime

21221

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.0

Latest

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: 103.005 minutes

Inclination: 69.9715 deg

SMA: 7278.903 km

Apoapsis: 908.25 km

Periapsis: 893.286 km

RAAN: 88.5326 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0010279

Argument of periapsis: 263.5749 deg

Mean anomaly: 96.4187 deg

Mean motion: 13.97989343 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000032 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00006034 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, 1:58 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 4

TLE line 1: 1 02828U 67053C 25186.08199932 .00000032 00000-0 60340-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 02828 69.9715 88.5326 0010279 263.5749 96.4187 13.97989343959651

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
METEOR 2-11 DEB LEO 2025-05-05 18:54:35 0.0001551115 980.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-04 05:58:38 0.0002683161 303.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1375 DEB LEO 2024-07-06 23:20:38 0.002308427 172.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,D
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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