MIDAS 3, 00163
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 3, 00163 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) that was launched on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 UTC via an Atlas Agena B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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MIDAS 3 details
| NORAD ID | 00163 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Bus | Midas |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 10 m², Large (>1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 52.60648° |
| Longitude | -103.90998° |
| Altitude | 3,525.509 km |
| Speed | 6.325 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 13m 48s |
| Apparent Declination | 19° 10' 53" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:44:35 |
| Azimuth | 351.991° N |
| Elevation | -30.511° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,538.194 km |
| Perigee | 3,345.607 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,820.038 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0098058 |
| Inclination | 91.0964° |
| RAAN | 175.7945° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 192.7085° |
| True anomaly | 167.37841° |
| Mean anomaly | 167.1311° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 167.25505° |
| Mean motion | 2.23035 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0084771 |
| Period | 161.41 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T22:12:48.274Z)
| Latitude | 0.00006° |
| Longitude | -102.50055° |
| Altitude | 3,540.326 km |
| Speed | 6.31 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 43m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 MIDAS 3
1 00163U 61018A 24208.92555873 .00000025 00000-0 84771-2 0 9992
2 00163 91.0964 175.7945 0098058 192.7085 167.1311 8.91835756 52471Epoch: 2024-07-26T22:12Z
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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)
| MIDAS 3, 163 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 164 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 188 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 196 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 6215 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 25793 |
MIDAS 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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