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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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"
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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
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Local Sidereal Time
03:09:38
Azimuth
46.757° ENE
Elevation
-52.21°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)
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. |
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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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