Satellites

Payload

GGSE 3

activePayloadLEO

GGSE 3 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
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Poppy 6A,B,C,D

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
904 km
Periapsis
873 km
Inclination
70.08°
Orbital period
102.74 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
59 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-016C
NORAD catalog №
1292
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.7141 m²
Status
active