Key statistics
Satellite JD 3 at a glance.
Uptime
15130
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 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: 103.973 minutes
Inclination: 63.296 deg
SMA: 7324.439 km
Apoapsis: 1504.021 km
Periapsis: 388.586 km
RAAN: 202.9433 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0761448
Argument of periapsis: 120.3377 deg
Mean anomaly: 247.522 deg
Mean motion: 13.84972834 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003281 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026229 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 6:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JD 3
TLE line 1: 1 14795U 84012F 25189.76936287 .00003281 00000-0 26229-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 14795 63.2960 202.9433 0761448 120.3377 247.5220 13.84972834307012
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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