USA 15

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite USA 15 at a glance.

Uptime

14553

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

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 USA 15.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: USA 15

International designator: 1986-014A

Object number (NORAD): 16591

Object ID (CCSDS): 16591

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.158 minutes

Inclination: 63.2907 deg

SMA: 7238.927 km

Apoapsis: 1361.903 km

Periapsis: 359.682 km

RAAN: 78.6041 deg

Eccentricy: 0.06922443

Argument of periapsis: 109.5373 deg

Mean anomaly: 258.175 deg

Mean motion: 14.09585575 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00019572 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00098836358 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:07 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 USA 15

TLE line 1: 1 16591U 86014A 25346.21338808 .00019572 00000-0 98836-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 16591 63.2907 78.6041 0692244 109.5373 258.1750 14.09585575 81525

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite USA 15.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

USA 15 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8’, on board a Atlas H space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 9, 1986, 10:06 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.

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Launch to space Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8
Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 9, 1986, 10:06 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas H

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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