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GGSE 2
active
Payload
LEO
GGSE 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 9, 1965 into LEO.
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Launch
Launch date
March 9, 1965 at 06:29 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor SLV-2 Agena D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Poppy 6A,B,C,D
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
920 km
Periapsis
894 km
Inclination
70.08°
Orbital period
103.14 min
Spacecraft
Operator
United States
Launch mass
55 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-016B
NORAD catalog №
1244
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
0.4709 m²
Status
active