MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 09 Apr 1962 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

18603, 1962-010G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 week ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

WESTFORD DRAG, Unknown motor

Mass

~1 kg wet, ~1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-04-09 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.094 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 18603U 62010G   25191.00453116  .00000004  00000-0 -27687-3 0  9993
2 18603  86.6878  15.5030 0289201 121.8382  34.6949  9.41011805346359

Epoch: 2025-07-10T00:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T00:06:31.492Z)

Latitude

21.49309°

Longitude

-95.60552°

Altitude

2,878.295 km

Speed

6.641 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 56m 48s

True Declination

21° 24' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.54238°

Longitude

66.20543°

Altitude

3,395.903 km

Speed

6.296 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 59m 36s

Apparent Declination

-63° 58' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:05:14

Azimuth

178.483° S

Elevation

-65.929°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,370.596 km

Perigee altitude

2,822.576 km

Semi-major axis

9,474.723 km

Eccentricity

0.02892

Inclination

86.6878°

RAAN

15.503°

Arg. of periapsis

121.8382°

True anomaly

36.63859°

Mean anomaly

34.6949°

Eccentric anomaly

35.66091°

Mean motion

2.35339 °/min

Orbital period

152.97 mins

BSTAR

-0.00027687

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MIDAS 5 DEB 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.
28 mins	2025-07-19 00:36:39.371Z	351.583° N	2025-07-19 00:50:39.371Z	276.384° WNW	40.638°	2025-07-19 01:04:39.371Z	204.544° SW
23 mins	2025-07-19 10:12:39.371Z	123.966° SE	2025-07-19 10:23:39.371Z	73.898° E	29.014°	2025-07-19 10:35:39.371Z	17.208° NNE
30 mins	2025-07-19 12:40:39.371Z	193.98° SSW	2025-07-19 12:55:39.371Z	272.491° WNW	42.817°	2025-07-19 13:10:39.371Z	358.987° N
12 mins	2025-07-19 15:27:39.371Z	281.645° WNW	2025-07-19 15:33:39.371Z	306.066° NW	13.459°	2025-07-19 15:39:39.371Z	331.01° NNW
18 mins	2025-07-19 21:03:39.371Z	21.864° NNE	2025-07-19 21:12:39.371Z	63.171° ENE	19.133°	2025-07-19 21:21:39.371Z	102.82° ESE

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