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MIDAS 3, 163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 3, 163 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

163, 1961-018A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

MIDAS, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-07-12 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 8.99 m

Radar Cross Section

11.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 MIDAS 3
1 00163U 61018A   25114.59251553  .00000009  00000-0  30232-2 0  9995
2 00163  91.1021 187.3228 0098819 254.3047 104.6906  8.91838152 76696

Epoch: 2025-04-24T14:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T14:13:13.341Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

121.15548°

Altitude

3,471.867 km

Speed

6.354 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 29m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

8.54551°

Longitude

121.04277°

Altitude

3,486.902 km

Speed

6.344 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 21m 34s

Apparent Declination

-10° 40' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:09:38

Azimuth

46.757° ENE

Elevation

-52.21°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,538.924 km

Perigee altitude

3,344.843 km

Semi-major axis

9,820.02 km

Eccentricity

0.0098819

Inclination

91.1021°

RAAN

187.3228°

Arg. of periapsis

254.3047°

True anomaly

105.78248°

Mean anomaly

104.6906°

Eccentric anomaly

105.23689°

Mean motion

2.23036 °/min

BSTAR

0.0030232

Orbital period

161.41 mins

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MIDAS 3 DEB, 164 (Decayed)

MIDAS 3 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
14 mins	2025-04-25 20:38:47.065Z	340.025° N	2025-04-25 20:45:47.065Z	315.603° NNW	13.873°	2025-04-25 20:52:47.065Z	291.045° WNW
13 mins	2025-04-26 01:32:47.065Z	66.297° ENE	2025-04-26 01:38:47.065Z	45.367° ENE	13.808°	2025-04-26 01:45:47.065Z	20.98° NNE
33 mins	2025-04-26 03:57:47.065Z	148.076° SSE	2025-04-26 04:13:47.065Z	71.168° E	41.334°	2025-04-26 04:30:47.065Z	1.209° NNE
31 mins	2025-04-26 06:39:47.065Z	218.052° SW	2025-04-26 06:54:47.065Z	282.92° WNW	32.96°	2025-04-26 07:10:47.065Z	347.926° N
32 mins	2025-04-26 15:28:47.065Z	12.885° NNE	2025-04-26 15:43:47.065Z	78.542° E	35.809°	2025-04-26 16:00:47.065Z	152.102° SSE
32 mins	2025-04-26 18:08:47.065Z	356.578° N	2025-04-26 18:24:47.065Z	285.901° WNW	39.1°	2025-04-26 18:40:47.065Z	217.36° SW

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