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
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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: 103.005 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.
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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