Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 4 at a glance.
Uptime
21277
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: 103.004 minutes
Inclination: 69.9735 deg
SMA: 7278.863 km
Apoapsis: 906.89 km
Periapsis: 894.566 km
RAAN: 328.6622 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00084657
Argument of periapsis: 207.7676 deg
Mean anomaly: 152.298 deg
Mean motion: 13.98000785 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000086 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000098117442 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 4
TLE line 1: 1 02828U 67053C 25241.89063136 .00000086 00000-0 98117-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 02828 69.9735 328.6622 0008466 207.7676 152.2980 13.98000785967458
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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