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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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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