Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 4 at a glance.
Uptime
21382
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: 103.001 minutes
Inclination: 69.9709 deg
SMA: 7278.731 km
Apoapsis: 904.742 km
Periapsis: 896.45 km
RAAN: 104.4374 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00056956
Argument of periapsis: 33.2648 deg
Mean anomaly: 326.8815 deg
Mean motion: 13.98038852 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000172 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015854928 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, 6:42 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 4
TLE line 1: 1 02828U 67053C 25346.27959261 .00000172 00000-0 15855-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 02828 69.9709 104.4374 0005696 33.2648 326.8815 13.98038852982040
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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