Gravity Gradient Technology Satellite

U.S. Gravity Gradient Satellite. Gravity Gradient Technology Satellite was launched on June 16, 1966 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1966-053ANORAD 2207United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: GGTS
Common name: Gravity Gradient Technology Satellite
International designator: 1966-053A
NORAD catalog number: 2207
GCAT identifier: S02207
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.142

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: GGTS
Owner: USAF SSD
Country: United States
Builder: GE Missiles and Space Vehicles Division (MSVD)
Platform (bus): GGTS

Launch

Date: June 16, 1966 · 14:00 UTC
Launch record: 1966-053Success
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): MEO
Perigee: 33,661 km
Apogee: 33,857 km
Inclination: 0.43°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 1968
End of operations: 1968

Size

Mass: 47 kg
Dry mass: 47 kg
Length: 0.9 m
Diameter: 0.90 m
Span: 32.0 m

Launched together

IDCSP 1-1Communications · USAF SSD IDCSP 1-2Communications · USAF SSD IDCSP 1-3Communications · USAF SSD IDCSP 1-4Communications · USAF SSD IDCSP 1-5Communications · USAF SSD IDCSP 1-6Communications · USAF SSD IDCSP 1-7Communications · USAF SSD

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52376247 (CC0).