Key statistics
Satellite GGSE 4 at a glance.
Uptime
21162
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: 103.006 minutes
Inclination: 69.9715 deg
SMA: 7278.951 km
Apoapsis: 907.379 km
Periapsis: 894.252 km
RAAN: 214.0837 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009017
Argument of periapsis: 321.2422 deg
Mean anomaly: 38.8036 deg
Mean motion: 13.97975643 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000067 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000085008 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 3 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 4
TLE line 1: 1 02828U 67053C 25127.62557055 .00000067 00000-0 85008-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 02828 69.9715 214.0837 0009017 321.2422 38.8036 13.97975643951486
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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