Key statistics
Satellite USA 15 at a glance.
Uptime
14331
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 102.76 minutes
Inclination: 63.2921 deg
SMA: 7267.352 km
Apoapsis: 1422.857 km
Periapsis: 355.578 km
RAAN: 353.8222 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0734297
Argument of periapsis: 105.1884 deg
Mean anomaly: 263.1529 deg
Mean motion: 14.01323579 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00026253 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012983 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 9:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 USA 15
TLE line 1: 1 16591U 86014A 25125.90663998 .00026253 00000-0 12983-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 16591 63.2921 353.8222 0734297 105.1884 263.1529 14.01323579 50560
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Real-time ground track for satellite USA 15.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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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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