diff --git a/src/objects/GroundObject.ts b/src/objects/GroundObject.ts
index 50b4b43..5ab815d 100644
--- a/src/objects/GroundObject.ts
+++ b/src/objects/GroundObject.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import { BaseObject } from './BaseObject';
 import { Satellite } from './Satellite';
 
 export class GroundObject extends BaseObject {
-  name = 'Unknown Ground Position';
+  name = 'Unknown Ground Object';
   lat: Degrees;
   lon: Degrees;
   alt: Kilometers;
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export class GroundObject extends BaseObject {
     super(info);
 
     this.validateGroundObjectInputData_(info);
+    this.name = info.name ?? this.name;
     this.lat = info.lat;
     this.lon = info.lon;
     this.alt = info.alt;
diff --git a/test/objects/__snapshots__/GroundObject.test.ts.snap b/test/objects/__snapshots__/GroundObject.test.ts.snap
index 8f96319..91b808f 100644
--- a/test/objects/__snapshots__/GroundObject.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/objects/__snapshots__/GroundObject.test.ts.snap
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ GroundObject {
   "id": undefined,
   "lat": 0,
   "lon": 0,
-  "name": "Unknown Ground Position",
+  "name": "Unknown Ground Object",
   "position": Object {
     "x": 0,
     "y": 0,