GGSE 4

Track GGSE 4 now!
10-day predictions
GGSE 4 is classified as:

Engineering

NORAD ID: 2828

Int'l Code: 1967-053C

Perigee: 904.7 km

Apogee: 912.8 km

Inclination: 70.0 °

Period: 103.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7279 km

RCS: 0.9077 m² (medium)

Launch date: May 31, 1967
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

GGSE 4 (Gravity Gradient Stabilization Experiment - GGSE) satellite was launched by the US Air Force from the Vandenberg AFB aboard a Thor Agena-D rocket. This series developed designs and deployment techniques later applied to the NOSS/Whitecloud reconnaisance satellites.

1 02828U 67053C   24115.88019484  .00000342  00000-0  27949-3 0  9999
2 02828  69.9709 305.2499 0005523 119.5871 240.5786 13.97748922898695

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC