GB 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite GB 1 at a glance.

Uptime

15477

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

63.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for GB 1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: GB 1

International designator: 1983-056C

Object number (NORAD): 14143

Object ID (CCSDS): 14143

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.573 minutes

Inclination: 63.3085 deg

SMA: 7352.591 km

Apoapsis: 1524.698 km

Periapsis: 424.215 km

RAAN: 187.8173 deg

Eccentricy: 0.07483642

Argument of periapsis: 127.6088 deg

Mean anomaly: 239.5332 deg

Mean motion: 13.77025972 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004413 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00050424961 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 11:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 GB 1

TLE line 1: 1 14143U 83056C 25295.96012750 .00004413 00000-0 50425-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 14143 63.3085 187.8173 0748364 127.6088 239.5332 13.77025972313949

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite GB 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object GB 1.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
SL-8 DEB LEO 2025-06-24 14:51:02 0.0002375993 962.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2025-04-28 21:23:54 0.0001161282 574.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

GB 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas H | Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6’, on board a Atlas H space rocket.

The launch took place on June 9, 1983, 11:23 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Atlas H | Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6
Atlas H | Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 9, 1983, 11:23 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas H

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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