Key statistics
Satellite JD 3 at a glance.
Uptime
15186
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
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 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: JD 3
International designator: 1984-012F
Object number (NORAD): 14795
Object ID (CCSDS): 14795
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.912 minutes
Inclination: 63.2999 deg
SMA: 7321.563 km
Apoapsis: 1496.323 km
Periapsis: 390.533 km
RAAN: 46.5864 deg
Eccentricy: 0.07551598
Argument of periapsis: 121.381 deg
Mean anomaly: 246.337 deg
Mean motion: 13.85788796 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00018725 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014436308 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 6:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JD 3
TLE line 1: 1 14795U 84012F 25245.78650499 .00018725 00000-0 14436-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 14795 63.2999 46.5864 0755160 121.3810 246.3370 13.85788796314778
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite JD 3.
Associated space launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
JD 3 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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