Key statistics
Satellite JD 1 at a glance.
Uptime
15188
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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 JD 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: JD 1
International designator: 1984-012C
Object number (NORAD): 14728
Object ID (CCSDS): 14728
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.926 minutes
Inclination: 63.3078 deg
SMA: 7369.137 km
Apoapsis: 1562.314 km
Periapsis: 419.69 km
RAAN: 105.3492 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0775277
Argument of periapsis: 123.5594 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.1952 deg
Mean motion: 13.72390886 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007916 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00086547404 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JD 1
TLE line 1: 1 14728U 84012C 25246.92789236 .00007916 00000-0 86547-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 14728 63.3078 105.3492 0775277 123.5594 244.1952 13.72390886304325
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite JD 1.
Associated space launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
JD 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas H | Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7’, on board a Atlas H space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 5, 1984, 6:44 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas H | Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 5, 1984, 6:44 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas H
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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