Key statistics
Satellite CCE 1 (AMPTE) at a glance.
Uptime
14998
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.5
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
4.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CCE 1 (AMPTE).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CCE 1 (AMPTE)
International designator: 1984-088A
Object number (NORAD): 15199
Object ID (CCSDS): 15199
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 939.223 minutes
Inclination: 4.6821 deg
SMA: 31769.174 km
Apoapsis: 49753.405 km
Periapsis: 1028.673 km
RAAN: 317.4725 deg
Eccentricy: 0.76685551
Argument of periapsis: 341.9215 deg
Mean anomaly: 28.9643 deg
Mean motion: 1.53318259 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000081 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 8:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CCE 1 (AMPTE)
TLE line 1: 1 15199U 84088A 25250.85755447 -.00000081 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 15199 4.6821 317.4725 7668555 341.9215 28.9643 1.53318259196100
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CCE 1 (AMPTE).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Joint US-German-UK astrophysics research satellite
CCE 1 (AMPTE) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 3924 | Charge Composition Explorer’, on board a Delta 3924 space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 16, 1984, 2:48 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta 3924 | Charge Composition Explorer
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 16, 1984, 2:48 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 3924
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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