GGSE 5

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite GGSE 5 at a glance.

Uptime

21221

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 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: 103.142 minutes

Inclination: 69.9716 deg

SMA: 7285.353 km

Apoapsis: 914.455 km

Periapsis: 899.981 km

RAAN: 155.8517 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0009934

Argument of periapsis: 291.748 deg

Mean anomaly: 68.2568 deg

Mean motion: 13.96133246 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000026 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000057991 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, 6:31 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 GGSE 5

TLE line 1: 1 02834U 67053D 25186.27185559 .00000026 00000-0 57991-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 02834 69.9716 155.8517 0009934 291.7480 68.2568 13.96133246957717

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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