GGSE 5

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite GGSE 5 at a glance.

Uptime

21381

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 5.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: GGSE 5

International designator: 1967-053D

Object number (NORAD): 2834

Object ID (CCSDS): 2834

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.14 minutes

Inclination: 69.9705 deg

SMA: 7285.256 km

Apoapsis: 910.432 km

Periapsis: 903.809 km

RAAN: 173.3169 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00045455

Argument of periapsis: 92.9331 deg

Mean anomaly: 267.2295 deg

Mean motion: 13.96161251 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000072 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000091339077 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, 6:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 5

TLE line 1: 1 02834U 67053D 25346.25358066 .00000072 00000-0 91339-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 02834 69.9705 173.3169 0004545 92.9331 267.2295 13.96161251980049

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite GGSE 5.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object GGSE 5.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
METEOR 2-11 DEB LEO 2025-06-15 02:08:15 0.0006000822 972.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-02-16 09:00:45 0.000700064 402.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-12-23 23:02:57 0.0005251601 303.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

GGSE 5 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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