Key statistics
Satellite ATLAS H R/B at a glance.
Uptime
14331
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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 ATLAS H R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ATLAS H R/B
International designator: 1986-014B
Object number (NORAD): 16592
Object ID (CCSDS): 16592
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.849 minutes
Inclination: 63.3359 deg
SMA: 7365.518 km
Apoapsis: 1228.493 km
Periapsis: 746.273 km
RAAN: 220.2069 deg
Eccentricy: 0.032735
Argument of periapsis: 135.2586 deg
Mean anomaly: 227.5365 deg
Mean motion: 13.73402483 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001867 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001434 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, 2:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS H R/B
TLE line 1: 1 16592U 86014B 25125.59567818 .00001867 00000-0 14340-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 16592 63.3359 220.2069 0327350 135.2586 227.5365 13.73402483304243
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ATLAS H R/B.
Associated space launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
ATLAS H R/B 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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