Key statistics
Satellite JD 1 at a glance.
Uptime
15287
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: 104.844 minutes
Inclination: 63.3078 deg
SMA: 7365.26 km
Apoapsis: 1550.388 km
Periapsis: 423.861 km
RAAN: 194.7501 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0764757
Argument of periapsis: 125.2599 deg
Mean anomaly: 242.2472 deg
Mean motion: 13.73474749 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005817 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00066428 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 9:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JD 1
TLE line 1: 1 14728U 84012C 25345.90715067 .00005817 00000-0 66428-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 14728 63.3078 194.7501 0764757 125.2599 242.2472 13.73474749317910
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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