Key statistics
Satellite JD 2 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 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: JD 2
International designator: 1984-012D
Object number (NORAD): 14729
Object ID (CCSDS): 14729
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.841 minutes
Inclination: 63.3028 deg
SMA: 7365.135 km
Apoapsis: 1556.067 km
Periapsis: 417.933 km
RAAN: 100.5292 deg
Eccentricy: 0.07726501
Argument of periapsis: 123.3849 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.3571 deg
Mean motion: 13.73509577 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000845 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00090385382 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 11:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JD 2
TLE line 1: 1 14729U 84012D 25246.96281586 .00008450 00000-0 90385-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 14729 63.3028 100.5292 0772650 123.3849 244.3571 13.73509577304553
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite JD 2.
Associated space launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
JD 2 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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